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CVE-2020-12271 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json

A SQL injection issue was found in SFOS 17.0, 17.1, 17.5, and 18.0 before 2020-04-25 on Sophos XG Firewall devices, as exploited in the wil…

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-4584

cvss
10.0
version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev
Exploited
added 2021-11-03, used in ransomware
epss
43.3%
EPSS 43.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A SQL injection issue was found in SFOS 17.0, 17.1, 17.5, and 18.0 before 2020-04-25 on Sophos XG Firewall devices, as exploited in the wild in April 2020. This affected devices configured with either the administration (HTTPS) service or the User Portal exposed on the WAN zone. A successful attack may have caused remote code execution that exfiltrated usernames and hashed passwords for the local device admin(s), portal admins, and user accounts used for remote access (but not external Active Directory or LDAP passwords)

Patch / fix

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Timeline

  1. Found exploited as a 0-day (Project Zero)
  2. 0-day patched (Project Zero)
  3. Published
  4. Added to CISA KEV
  5. CISA patch deadline
  6. CISA SSVC: exploitation active

Known exploited

Added
5y ago
Patch by
2022-05-03 (4y ago)
Ransomware
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vendor, product
Sophos, SFOS
CISA name
Sophos SFOS SQL Injection Vulnerability

Zero-day

Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.

Found
2020-04-22
Patched
2020-04-25
Details
project zero tracker

Ransomware

Groups reported to have exploited it in intrusions.

  • Ragnarok ransomware gang

reported by news.sophos.com

Ransomware Vulnerability Matrix by BushidoUK (github.com/BushidoUK/Ransomware-Vulnerability-Matrix), reformatted per CVE. CC BY 4.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Active, exploited in the wild
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

43.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • news.sophos.com https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2020/04/26/asnarok/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.0 10.0 CVSS:3.0/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.0 10.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

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