CVE-2019-25395

moderate-risk
Published 2026-02-16

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple stored cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the preferences.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through the HOSTNAME, KEYMAP, and OPENNESS parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests with script payloads to preferences.cgi to store malicious code that executes in the browsers of users accessing the preferences page.

Do I need to act?

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0.04% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.2/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Smoothwall

References (3)

Product http://www.smoothwall.org
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46333
Broken Link https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smoothwall-express-preferencescgi-cross-sit...
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal