VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 44.3%
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.3%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
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 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 44.34% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- sophos/sfos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.mdPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspxVendor Advisory
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.mdPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspxVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.