CVE-2016-7442

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-10-03 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

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.

Affected products

Sophos Unified Threat Management Software: through 9.405-5

References

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

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