CVE-2016-7442 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The Frontend component in Sophos UTM with firmware 9.405-5 and earlier allows local administrators to obtain sensitive password information by reading the "value" field of the proxy user settings in "system settings / scan settings / anti spam" configuration tab.

Published: 2016-10-03

Score: 4.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:unified_threat_management_software:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8295	The Frontend component in Sophos UTM with firmware 9.405-5 and earlier allows local administrators to obtain sensitive password information by reading the "value" field of the proxy user settings in "system settings / scan settings / anti spam" configuration tab.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539518/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93266
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036931

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sophos Unified Threat Management Software

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-10-03T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.635Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7442

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-10-03T16:09:16.167

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-7442

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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