CVE-2019-25385

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the MACHINE and MACHINECOMMENT parameters. Attackers can send POST requests to the outgoing.cgi endpoint with script payloads to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers and steal session data.

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-outgoingcgi-cross-site-scriptin	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-2019-25385

Mitre link : CVE-2019-25385

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-25385

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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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