CVE-2019-25395

HIGH 7.2

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

CVSS Score

7.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	smoothwall
Product	smoothwall express
Published	Feb 16, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 5, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Affected Versions

Smoothwall / Smoothwall Express

3.1

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46333 smoothwall.org: http://www.smoothwall.org vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smoothwall-express-preferencescgi-cross-site-scrip

Credits

Ozer Goker