CVE-2018-16117

A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the "dbName" POST parameter.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:maintenance_release1::::::

cpe:2.3:h:sophos:xg_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-06-20 17:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59

NVD link : CVE-2018-16117

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16117

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16117

JSON object : View

Products Affected

sophos

sfos
xg_firewall

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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