Smoothwall Express: Malicious Scripts Can Be Injected via Web Interface

Summary

The Smoothwall Express web interface has multiple security weaknesses that allow hackers to inject malicious code into users' web browsers. This could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information or other types of cyber attacks. Users should update to the latest version of Smoothwall Express to fix these security issues.

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 stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the modem.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through POST p...

Original description

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the modem.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through POST parameters. Attackers can submit crafted payloads in parameters like INIT, HANGUP, SPEAKER_ON, SPEAKER_OFF, TONE_DIAL, and PULSE_DIAL to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers when the stored data is retrieved.

nvd CVSS3.1 6.1

nvd CVSS4.0 5.3

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-modemcgi-cross-site-scri... Broken Link