CVE-2022-1807Network attack vector

Admin-to-super-admin escalation via Webadmin SQL injection

Published Sep 7, 2022 · Updated Jun 17, 2025

SQL injection in Sophos Firewall Webadmin before 18.5 MR4 or 19.0 MR1 allows remote authenticated users to escalate admin privileges via crafted requests. Webadmin SQL queries fail to neutralize attacker-controlled input, allowing database statements to alter privilege data. An authenticated administrator with network access to Webadmin can obtain super-administrator control, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability1.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

SQL injection in Sophos Firewall Webadmin before 18.5 MR4 or 19.0 MR1 allows remote authenticated users to escalate admin privileges via crafted requests. Webadmin SQL queries fail to neutralize attacker-controlled input, allowing database statements to alter privilege data. An authenticated administrator with network access to Webadmin can obtain super-administrator control, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-1807
Published
Sep 7, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2025
Vendor
Sophos
Product
Sophos Firewall
Classifications
CWE-89, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 7, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <18.5 MR4
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <19.0 MR1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Sophos · Sophos Firewallversion=unspecified <18.5 MR4; version=unspecified <19.0 MR1

Published CVSS scores

7.2Sophos LimitedCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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