CVE-2024-13973

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.

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20250721-sfos-rce	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:sophos:firewall_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:sophos:firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-07-21 14:15

Updated : 2025-11-17 16:27

NVD link : CVE-2024-13973

Mitre link : CVE-2024-13973

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-13973

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Products Affected

sophos

firewall
firewall_firmware

CWE

CWE-89

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

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