CVE-2021-36806

A reflected XSS vulnerability allows an open redirect when the victim clicks a malicious link to an error page on Sophos Email Appliance older than version 4.5.3.4.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://community.sophos.com/email-appliance/b/blog/posts/sophos-email-appliance-version-4-5-3-4-released	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:sophos:email_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

05 Dec 2023, 19:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Sophos email Appliance Sophos
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.1
CWE		CWE-79
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:sophos:email_appliance::::::::
References	~~() https://community.sophos.com/email-appliance/b/blog/posts/sophos-email-appliance-version-4-5-3-4-released -~~	() https://community.sophos.com/email-appliance/b/blog/posts/sophos-email-appliance-version-4-5-3-4-released - Third Party Advisory

30 Nov 2023, 10:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-11-30 10:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 15:26

NVD link : CVE-2021-36806

Mitre link : CVE-2021-36806

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-36806

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sophos

email_appliance

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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