CVE-2019-25386
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Reflected XSS in Smoothwall Express dmzholes.cgi Allows Script Injection

Vulnerability report for CVE-2019-25386, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-02-16

Last updated on: 2026-02-20

Assigner: VulnCheck

Description

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

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Published
2026-02-16
Last Modified
2026-02-20
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-02-16
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-04
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smoothwall smoothwall_express 3.1

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CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 within the dmzholes.cgi script. It involves multiple reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issues where attackers can inject malicious scripts by submitting POST requests with script payloads in the SRC_IP, DEST_IP, or COMMENT parameters. This allows attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the browsers of users who access the affected functionality.

Impact Analysis

The impact of this vulnerability is that attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users interacting with the vulnerable script. This can lead to unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the user, theft of sensitive information such as cookies or session tokens, and potentially further compromise of user accounts or systems.

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