High severity · published Jun 20, 2019
CVE-2018-16118
A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/APIController in the API Configuration component of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS…
8.1
CVSS
3.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/APIController in the API Configuration component of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metachracters in the "X-Forwarded-for" HTTP header.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.7% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firewall · Sophos
through 16.0; 16.5; 17.0; 17.0.8; 17.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16118
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16118
Vendor Advisory
https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637
Patch
https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.md
Vendor Advisory
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx
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