CVE-2019-25389

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

Medium5.1Public exploitEPSS 0.29%

Published: 16 Feb 2026
Updated: 5 Mar 2026
Reserved: 16 Feb 2026
Assigned by: VulnCheck

Description

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 manipulating the MACHINES parameter. Attackers can craft requests to the timedaccess.cgi endpoint with script payloads in the MACHINES parameter to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.

Public exploit

A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.

ExploitDB-46333 (opens in a new tab)exploit

Timeline

2026
16 Feb 2026
16 Feb 2026
ID reserved
By VulnCheck
16 Feb 2026
16 Feb 2026
Published
5 Mar 202617 days later
5 Mar 2026· 17 days later
Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2019-25389, by who scored it
Scored by	CVSS	Score	Vector
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)	4.0	Medium5.1	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
VulnCheckCNA (assigner)	3.1	Medium6.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVDNVD · Analyzed	4.0	Medium5.1	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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days): 0.29% · top 78% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC: Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.

Weakness

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-79 and its CVEs

Affected products

Smoothwall · Smoothwall Express
- affected 3.1

References (3)

ExploitDB-46333 (opens in a new tab)exploit
Smoothwall Official Vendor Homepage (opens in a new tab)product
VulnCheck Advisory: Smoothwall Express 3.1 'timedaccess.cgi' Cross-Site Scripting (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

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Record last updated 5 Mar 2026, 01:26 UTC.