2026-02-16 17:5CVE-2019-25393VulnCheck
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-79

Smoothwall Express 3.1 'smoothinfo.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting

Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by exploiting insufficient input validation. Attackers can submit POST requests to the smoothinfo.cgi endpoint with script payloads in the WRAP or SECTIONTITLE parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in victim browsers.

Problem type

Affected products

Smoothwall

Smoothwall Express

3.1 - AFFECTED

References

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