CVE-2020-29574: Sophos CyberoamOS exploited

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

What it is

An SQL injection vulnerability in the WebAdmin of Cyberoam OS through 2020-12-04 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements remotely.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by mitre, published 2020-12-11).

Weakness: CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (‘SQL Injection’)

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: yes. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since: 2025-02-06
US federal deadline: 2025-02-27
Ransomware use: Yes

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: CNNVD-202012-982, CNVD-2021-05406, EUVD-2020-21936, GHSA-v2fr-wv49-j53x

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:FALCONSTARE

Exploit Observer links 5 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (5)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (6)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2020-21936
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2fr-wv49-j53x
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29574
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-29574
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202012-982
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnvd.org.cn/flaw/show/CNVD-2021-05406

23 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS: 0.047
some chance of attack soon
VEDAS: 0.980
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV: Yes, since 2025-02-06
Detection rule: Nuclei · Suricata

EPSS (chance of attack)

VEDAS (exploit evidence)

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.

Who is affected

Product	Affected	Not affected
Not stated	version n/a	Not stated

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

How to fix it

CISA required action: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product.

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

Cyberoam OS - SQL Injection
An SQL injection vulnerability in the WebAdmin of Cyberoam OS through 2020-12-04 allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements remotely.

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 1 request (GET /index.php?id=1%27); it decides using status, word matchers. Severity in the template: high. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash

nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2020-29574.yaml

Show the template (42 lines)

yaml

id: CVE-2020-29574

info:
  name: "Cyberoam OS - SQL Injection"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: high
  description: |
    An SQL injection vulnerability in the WebAdmin of Cyberoam OS through 2020-12-04 allows unauthenticated
    attackers to execute arbitrary SQL statements remotely.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2020-29574&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=webadmin&match=exact
  classification:
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2020-29574
    cwe-id: CWE-89
  metadata:
    verified: false
    max-request: 1
  tags: cve,cve2020,webadmin,sqli

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/index.php?id=1%27"
    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "SQL syntax"
          - "mysql_fetch"
          - "mysql_num_rows"
          - "error in your SQL"
          - "Warning: mysql"
          - "pg_query"
          - "ORA-0"
          - "SQLSTATE"
        condition: or
      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

CVE-2020-29574.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2020-29574 Cyberoam OS - SQL Injection. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

Show the rules

suricata

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2020-29574 Cyberoam OS - SQL Injection"; flow:established,to_server; http.method; content:"GET"; http.uri; content:"index.php"; nocase; fast_pattern; content:"%27"; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2020-29574; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2020-29574&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=webadmin&match=exact; sid:1007832; rev:2;)

CVE-2020-29574.rules on GitHub

References

Government sources

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-29574 (government-resource)

Other references

https://www.cyberoam.com/ngfw.html (x_refsource_MISC)
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sophos-fixes-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-their-cyberoam-os/ (x_refsource_MISC)

Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.