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CVE-2023-5552

Published: Oct 17, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
7.1CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A password disclosure vulnerability in the Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) feature allows attackers with full email access to decrypt PDFs in Sophos Firewall version 19.5 MR3 (19.5.3) and older, if the password type is set to “Specified by sender”.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-200CWE-522

Affected Products

Sophos FirewallSophosSecurity Products
firewallsophosSecurity Products
sophoscommercialGBSecurity Productsaka sophos ltd.

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Credential Access
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References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20231017-spx-password
sophos.com

Timeline

Published
Oct 17, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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