CVE-2019-25388
Reflected XSS in Smoothwall Express ipblock.cgi Allows Script Injection
Publication date: 2026-02-16
Last updated on: 2026-02-20
Assigner: VulnCheck
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| smoothwall | smoothwall_express | 3.1 |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue found in Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9. It allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by sending specially crafted input to the ipblock.cgi endpoint. Specifically, attackers can inject script tags through the SRC_IP and COMMENT parameters in POST requests, which then execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of users who access the affected functionality.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in your users' browsers without authentication. This can lead to theft of sensitive information such as cookies or session tokens, unauthorized actions performed on behalf of users, and potential compromise of user accounts or data integrity.
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