Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the hosts.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through unvalidated parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests to the hosts.cgi endpoint with script payloads in the IP, HOSTNAME, or COMMENT parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.
History

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CPEs cpe:2.3:o:smoothwall:smoothwall_express:3.1:sp4:*:*:-:*:*:*

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Smoothwall smoothwall Express
Vendors & Products Smoothwall smoothwall Express

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Description Smoothwall Express 3.1-SP4-polar-x86_64-update9 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the hosts.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through unvalidated parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests to the hosts.cgi endpoint with script payloads in the IP, HOSTNAME, or COMMENT parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.
Title Smoothwall Express 3.1 'hosts.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting
First Time appeared Smoothwall
Smoothwall smoothwall
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:smoothwall:smoothwall:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Smoothwall
Smoothwall smoothwall
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-02-16T17:04:55.894Z

Updated: 2026-02-17T16:48:42.411Z

Reserved: 2026-02-16T16:28:25.983Z

Link: CVE-2019-25381

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-17T14:49:40.446Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-02-16T18:19:42.317

Modified: 2026-02-20T16:26:07.903

Link: CVE-2019-25381

cve-icon Redhat

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