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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-6412 · published 30 March 2017

CVE-2017-6412: Sophos web appliance vulnerability

Sophos · Web Appliance

In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, Session Fixation could occur, aka NSWA-1310.

8.1 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 7.5% · top 5.7% CWE-384 · CWE-384
8.1CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
7.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, Session Fixation could occur, aka NSWA-1310.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://wsa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.2.html Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97261
https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-v4-3-1-2 Vendor Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2017/02/28/qsa-2017-02-28/qsa-2017-02-28.pdf
http://wsa.sophos.com/rn/swa/concepts/ReleaseNotes_4.3.1.2.html Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97261
https://community.sophos.com/products/web-appliance/b/blog/posts/release-of-swa-v4-3-1-2 Vendor Advisory
https://www.qualys.com/2017/02/28/qsa-2017-02-28/qsa-2017-02-28.pdf

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-6412), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.