Vulnerability Details : CVE-2023-5552
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”.
Vulnerability category: Information leak
Products affected by CVE-2023-5552
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-5552
0.14%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2023-5552
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
3.9
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3.6
|
NIST | |
|
7.1
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.5
|
4.0
|
Sophos Limited |
CWE ids for CVE-2023-5552
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The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.Assigned by: security-alert@sophos.com (Secondary)
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The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2023-5552
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https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20231017-spx-password
Resolved SPX password disclosure in Sophos Firewall (CVE-2023-5552) | SophosVendor Advisory
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