CVE-2022-3709
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin...
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA.
- Record
CVE-2022-3709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-43066
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA.
- Record
EUVD-2022-43066- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6784-6qw8-28jj
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin...
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall older than version 19.5 GA.
- Record
GHSA-6784-6qw8-28jj- CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A stored XSS vulnerability allows admin to super-admin privilege escalation in the Webadmin import group wizard of Sophos Firewall releases older than version 19.5 GA.
- Record
CVE-2022-3709- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.4 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-3709 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Sophos Firewall, published December 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.88%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.