# CVE-2022-0652: Information disclosure in Sophos UTM

> Local attackers can read log files containing password hashes to perform offline brute-force attacks, potentially gaining unauthorized access.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-45jp-55w8-4p9x

## What is CVE-2022-0652?

CVE-2022-0652 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sophos UTM, published on 21 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Confd log files contain local users', including root’s, SHA512crypt password hashes with insecure access permissions. This allows a local attacker to attempt off-line brute-force attacks against these password hashes in Sophos UTM before version 9.710.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource), CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-0652?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sophos Unified Threat Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-0652?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-0652 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-0652 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0652 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sophos UTM

- [CVE-2020-25223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25223/): Sophos SG UTM Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0386](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0386/): SQL injection in Sophos UTM (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2014-2537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2537/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-25273](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25273/): Cross-site scripting in Sophos UTM (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-0652 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-0652 is a low-severity vulnerability in Sophos UTM, published on 21 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-0652 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sophos UTM. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0652/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0652/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-0652
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0652
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-0652

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0652/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.