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GHSA-VXQ8-HCG5-56J6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-16 18:31 – Updated: 2026-02-16 18:31

Details

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by manipulating the IP parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to the iptools.cgi endpoint with script payloads in the IP parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.

Severity ?

6.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

5.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

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CVE-2019-25392 (GCVE-0-2019-25392)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-16 17:05 – Updated: 2026-02-17 16:45

Title

Smoothwall Express 3.1 'iptools.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting

Summary

Severity ?

5.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

6.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

URL

Tags

	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46333	exploit
	http://www.smoothwall.org	product
	https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smoothwall-e…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Smoothwall	Smoothwall Express	Affected: 3.1

Credits

Ozer Goker

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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-VXQ8-HCG5-56J6

CVE-2019-25392 (GCVE-0-2019-25392)

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