Smoothwall Express: Malicious Scripts Injected via Web Interface

Summary

The Smoothwall Express web interface has a security weakness that allows hackers to inject malicious code into a user's web browser if they submit a specially crafted request. This could potentially allow the hacker to steal sensitive information or take control of the user's computer. To protect against this, ensure your Smoothwall Express software is up to date with the latest security patches.

What to do

No fix is available yet. Check with your software vendor for updates.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fix available
smoothwall	smoothwall_express	3.1	–

Original title

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the hosts.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through unv...

Original description

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the hosts.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through unvalidated parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests to the hosts.cgi endpoint with script payloads in the IP, HOSTNAME, or COMMENT parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.

nvd CVSS3.1 6.1

nvd CVSS4.0 5.1

Vulnerability type

CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting (XSS)

http://www.smoothwall.org Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46333 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smoothwall-express-hostscgi-cross-site-scri... Broken Link