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Cyberoam OsOperating system · Cyberoam

CVE-2014-5503

HIGH · 10.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2014-10-07
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 10.6.1 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
SQL injection vulnerability in the Guest Login Portal in the Sophos Cyberoam appliances with CyberoamOS before 10.6.1 GA allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the add_guest_user opcode.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

SQL injection vulnerability in the Guest Login Portal of Sophos CyberoamOS appliances allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the add_guest_user opcode. The vulnerability is exploitable without authentication and affects versions prior to 10.6.1 GA.

MitigationUpgrade CyberoamOS to version 10.6.1 GA or later to patch the SQL injection vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict network access to the guest login portal and consider deploying a WAF rule to filter malicious SQL payloads.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Cyberoam OsOperating system
Affected:<= 10.4<= 10.6.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify CyberoamOS version
    Access the appliance admin console or check system information via CLI command 'version' or 'system info'. Compare the installed version against the affected ranges: versions <= 10.4 or versions prior to 10.6.1 GA.
    Affected if The installed version is 10.4 or lower, or is 10.5.x through 10.6.0 (any version prior to 10.6.1 GA).
  2. Confirm Guest Login Portal is enabled
    Navigate to the appliance admin interface and locate the Guest Login Portal settings, typically under Identity > User Management or Gateway Settings > Guest Portal. Verify whether the portal is currently active or enabled.
    Affected if The Guest Login Portal feature is enabled on the appliance.
  3. Verify network accessibility of the Guest Login Portal
    Determine if the Guest Login Portal interface is exposed to untrusted networks. Check the appliance's interface bindings and firewall rules to see if the portal (typically on HTTP/HTTPS ports) is reachable from outside the trusted network segment.
    Affected if The Guest Login Portal is accessible from untrusted or external network locations without authentication barriers.

A user is affected if their CyberoamOS version is 10.4 or lower, or falls between 10.5.0 and 10.6.0, with the Guest Login Portal enabled and externally accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 10.6.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade CyberoamOS to version 10.6.1 GA or later to patch the SQL injection vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict network access to the guest login portal and consider deploying a WAF rule to filter malicious SQL payloads.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

CyberoamOS 10.6.1 GA or later

  1. 1. Identify the current CyberoamOS version by accessing the appliance admin console or checking system information.
  2. 2. Download CyberoamOS version 10.6.1 GA or a later stable release from the Sophos/Cyberoam support portal (support.sophos.com or kb.cyberoam.com).
  3. 3. Back up the current appliance configuration following vendor backup procedures.
  4. 4. Upload the firmware image through the Cyberoam admin interface (typically under System > Firmware Upgrade or similar).
  5. 5. Apply the firmware upgrade and allow the appliance to reboot.
  6. 6. After reboot, verify the new version is installed and confirm the Guest Login Portal is functioning correctly.
  7. 7. Test that the add_guest_user functionality works without SQL injection vulnerabilities.
Caveat Firmware upgrades may reset some configurations; ensure a full backup is taken before upgrading

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Cyberoam Os Scoped from the published advisory
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