Critical [CVE-2023-1671] pre-auth command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4
This critical-severity Sophos advisory covers CVE-2023-1671 affecting Web Appliance.
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Summary
A pre-auth command injection vulnerability in the warn-proceed handler of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4 allows execution of arbitrary code.
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
- Listed:
- Nov 16, 2023 · federal remediation due Dec 7, 2023
- Required action:
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Ransomware use:
- Unknown
KEV is a prioritization signal from CISA — remediation detail still comes from the vendor advisory.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
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Fixed versions
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Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation
The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.
Official advisory · medium-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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