CVE-2019-25384

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the portfw.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through unvalidated parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests with script payloads in the EXT, SRC_PORT_SEL, SRC_PORT, DEST_IP, DEST_PORT_SEL, or COMMENT parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.

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
http://www.smoothwall.org	Product
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46333	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smoothwall-express-portfwcgi-cross-site-scripting	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall_express:3.1:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-02-16 18:19

Updated : 2026-06-17 02:32

NVD link : CVE-2019-25384

Mitre link : CVE-2019-25384

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-25384

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Products Affected

smoothwall

smoothwall_express

CWE

CWE-79

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

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