CVE-2016-7442
The Frontend component in Sophos UTM with firmware 9.405-5 and earlier allows local...
CVE-2016-7442 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Sophos Unified Threat Management Software, published October 3, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.54%, the 45th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.4 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.54%EPSS, 45th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-7442- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-7442- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-8295No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-8295- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m7x6-w8mx-7jxr
The Frontend component in Sophos UTM with firmware 9.405-5 and earlier allows local...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m7x6-w8mx-7jxr- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.