CVE-2023-5552 Information disclosure in Sophos Firewall
Attackers with email access can decrypt PDFs in Sophos Firewall if the sender-specified password option is enabled.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-5552?
CVE-2023-5552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Firewall, published on 17 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A password disclosure vulnerability in the Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) feature allows attackers with full email access to decrypt PDFs in Sophos Firewall version 19.5 MR3 (19.5.3) and older, if the password type is set to “Specified by sender”.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5552?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2023-5552?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5552 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-5552 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5552 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Sophos Firewall
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2g3-pg3w-frm3.