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CVE-2022-1807

Multiple SQLi vulnerabilities in Webadmin allow for privilege escalation from admin to super-admin in Sophos Firewall older than version 18.5 MR4 and version 19.0 MR1.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.2, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from sophos organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-09-07T18:15:08.647

Last Modified

2025-06-17T20:15:24.970

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.2 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-89
Type: Secondary
CWE-89

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	sophos	firewall	< 18.5	Yes
Operating System	sophos	firewall	18.5	Yes
Operating System	sophos	firewall	18.5	Yes
Operating System	sophos	firewall	18.5	Yes
Operating System	sophos	firewall	18.5	Yes
Operating System	sophos	firewall	18.5	Yes
Operating System	sophos	firewall	19.0	Yes

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220907-sfos-18-5-4 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220907-sfos-19-0-1 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220907-sfos-18-5-4 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20220907-sfos-19-0-1 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sophos's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.