CVE-2023-1671

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  3. CVE-2023-1671
A pre-auth command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4 allows execution of arbitrary code.

9.8 /10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.html Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1671 US Government Resource
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

27 Oct 2025, 17:00

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References () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1671 - () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1671 - US Government Resource

22 Oct 2025, 00:18

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References
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21 Oct 2025, 20:19

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References
  • {'url': 'https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1671', 'source': '134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0'}

21 Oct 2025, 19:19

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References
  • () https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-1671 -

21 Nov 2024, 07:39

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References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce - Vendor Advisory () https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce - Vendor Advisory

17 Jun 2024, 13:34

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References () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.html - () http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

26 Apr 2023, 17:15

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References
  • (MISC) http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172016/Sophos-Web-Appliance-4.3.10.4-Command-Injection.html -

11 Apr 2023, 15:48

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References (CONFIRM) https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce - (CONFIRM) https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce - Vendor Advisory
CWE CWE-77
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 9.8
First Time Sophos
Sophos web Appliance

04 Apr 2023, 10:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2023-04-04 10:15

Updated : 2025-10-27 17:00

NVD link : CVE-2023-1671

Mitre link : CVE-2023-1671

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-1671

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Products Affected

sophos

  • web_appliance
CWE
CWE-77

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