Actively exploited
Listed in CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog since November 3, 2021.
CVE-2020-12271
Sophos SFOS SQL Injection Vulnerability
Added to KEV November 3, 2021
Alert details
- Source feed
- CISA KEV
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-12271
- CWE
- CWE-89
- Affected products
- SFOS · Sophos SFOS · Sophos
What happened
Sophos Firewall operating system (SFOS) firmware contains a SQL injection vulnerability when configured with either the administration (HTTPS) service or the User Portal is exposed on the WAN zone. Successful exploitation may cause remote code execution to exfiltrate usernames and hashed passwords for the local device admin(s), portal admins, and user accounts used for remote access (but not external Active Directory or LDAP passwords).
What it means for your business
Sophos SFOS is listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (CVE-2020-12271). Sophos Firewall operating system (SFOS) firmware contains a SQL injection vulnerability when configured with either the administration (HTTPS) service or the User Portal is exposed on the WAN zone. Successful exploitation may cause remote code execution to exfiltrate usernames and hashed passwords for the local device admin(s), portal admins, and user accounts used for remote access (but not external Active Directory or LDAP passwords). CISA remediation due date: 2022-05-03. If you need help checking exposure, call (864) 335-9223.
Required action
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CISA due date: May 3, 2022
Sources
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