CVE-2020-36692

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-04-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A reflected XSS via POST vulnerability in report scheduler of Sophos Web Appliance versions older than 4.3.10.4 allows execution of JavaScript code in the victim browser via a malicious form that must be manually submitted by the victim while logged in to SWA.

Affected products

Sophos Web Appliance: before 4.3.10.4 — fixed in 4.3.10.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sophos Web Appliance 4.3.10.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/security-advisories/sophos-sa-20230404-swa-rce

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