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FKIE_CVE-2022-3980

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-11-16 13:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 05:00

Severity

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

An XML External Entity (XEE) vulnerability allows server-side request forgery (SSRF) and potential code execution in Sophos Mobile managed on-premises between versions 5.0.0 and 9.7.4.

References

	URL	Tags
	security-alert@sophos.com	https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20221116-smc-xee	Patch, Vendor Advisory
	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20221116-smc-xee	Patch, Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	sophos	mobile	*

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CVE-2022-3980 (GCVE-0-2022-3980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-11-16 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-29 14:12

Summary

An XML External Entity (XEE) vulnerability allows server-side request forgery (SSRF) and potential code execution in Sophos Mobile managed on-premises between versions 5.0.0 and 9.7.4.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-29 14:10 UTC

CWE

n/a
CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Assigner

Sophos mitre root

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Sophos	Sophos Mobile managed on-premises	Affected: 5.0.0 , < unspecified (custom) Affected: unspecified , ≤ 9.7.4 (custom)

Credits

Florian Hauser of Code White GmbH

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