Email and Web Appliance

CVE-2021-36806: Reflected XSS in Sophos Email Appliance

A reflected XSS vulnerability allows an open redirect when the victim clicks a malicious link to an error page on Sophos Email Appliance older than version 4.5.3.4.

Published

ExploitedNot in CISA KEV
Ransomware useNot reportedPer CISA
SeverityMEDIUMCVSS 3.1 4.7
EPSS0.43%Chance of exploitation in 30 days
Public exploitNot tracked
FixSee advisory

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Affected and fixed versions

Product / branchFixed in
Sophos Email Appliance 4.5See the advisory

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What it is

A reflected XSS vulnerability allows an open redirect when the victim clicks a malicious link to an error page on

Sophos Email Appliance

older than version 4.5.3.4.

Sources

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