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CVE-2019-25395

Smoothwall Express 3.1 'preferences.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting

Published: Feb 16, 2026Updated: Feb 20, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
7.2CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the preferences.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through the HOSTNAME, KEYMAP, and OPENNESS parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests with script payloads to preferences.cgi to store malicious code that executes in the browsers of users accessing the preferences page.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

smoothwall expresssmoothwall
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
Smoothwall ExpressSmoothwall
On-prem
Networking Infrastructure / firewall
smoothwallcommercialNetworking Infrastructure

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.smoothwall.org
smoothwall.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46333
exploit-db.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smoothwall-express-preferencescgi-cross-site-scrip
vulncheck.com

Timeline

Published
Feb 16, 2026
Last Updated
Feb 20, 2026

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