CVE-2019-25381Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Browser script execution via unencoded host parameters

Published Feb 16, 2026 · Updated Feb 16, 2026

Reflected XSS in Smoothwall Express 3.1 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in a user's browser through hosts.cgi POST requests. The hosts.cgi script reflects unvalidated IP, HOSTNAME, or COMMENT values into its response without output encoding. Exploitation requires a user to render the crafted response, and the resulting script runs in the web management interface's browser context.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Smoothwall Express 3.1 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in a user's browser through hosts.cgi POST requests. The hosts.cgi script reflects unvalidated IP, HOSTNAME, or COMMENT values into its response without output encoding. Exploitation requires a user to render the crafted response, and the resulting script runs in the web management interface's browser context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-25381
Published
Feb 16, 2026
Updated
Feb 16, 2026
Vendor
Smoothwall
Product
Smoothwall Express
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 16, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Smoothwall · Smoothwall Expressversion=3.1

Published CVSS scores

5.1VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
6.1VulnCheckCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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