# CVE-2022-4934: Command injection in Sophos Web Appliance

> Administrators can execute arbitrary code via command injection in the exception wizard of Sophos Web Appliance.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-32v8-f8qr-4pv8

## What is CVE-2022-4934?

CVE-2022-4934 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance, published on 4 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A post-auth command injection vulnerability in the exception wizard of Sophos Web Appliance older than version 4.3.10.4 allows administrators to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4934?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sophos Web Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4934?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4934 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4934 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Sophos Web Appliance

- [CVE-2023-1671](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1671/): Sophos Web Appliance Command Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2017-6182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6182/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-2642](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2642/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2014-2849](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2849/): Missing authorization in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2014-2850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2850/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4934 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4934 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance, published on 4 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4934 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Sophos Web Appliance. 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-2022-4934/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4934/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4934
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4934
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4934

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4934/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.