SQL injection in Sophos Firewall
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
A post-auth SQL injection vulnerability in WebAdmin of Sophos Firewall versions older than 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) can potentially lead to administrators achieving arbitrary code execution.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Sophos Firewall | before 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) | 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) | Patch available | CNA |
- Sophos Firewall VendorSophos Affected before 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) Fixed in 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1) Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Sophos Firewall (Sophos) Fixed in 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Sophos Firewall 21.0 MR1 (21.0.1)
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-12980 A business logic vulnerability in the Up2Date component of Sophos Firewall older than…Priority MEDIUM 49
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-13973
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jfx3-jv8f-g222
References
More Sophos Firewall Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-06959 SQL injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-06088 OS command injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-11800 SQL injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-11801 A weak credentials vulnerability potentially allows privileged system access via SSH to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-12980 A business logic vulnerability in the Up2Date component of Sophos Firewall older than… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2025-06724 OS command injection in Sophos Firewall CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-13973 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-13973 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jfx3-jv8f-g222 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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