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Status published
High
CVE-2023-5552
A password disclosure vulnerability in the Secure PDF eXchange (SPX)...
Vulnerability Description
A password disclosure vulnerability in the Secure PDF eXchange (SPX) feature allows attackers with full email access to decrypt PDFs in Sophos Firewall version 19.5 MR3 (19.5.3) and older, if the password type is set to “Specified by sender”.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- IT für Caritas eG
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
19.5.4, 20.0.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 17th, 2023
Last Modified:
September 13th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N