Critical severity · published Dec 20, 2022
CVE-2022-40624
pfSense pfBlockerNG through 2.1.4_27 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via the HTTP Host header, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-31814
9.8
CVSS
18.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
pfSense pfBlockerNG through 2.1.4_27 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via the HTTP Host header, a different vulnerability than CVE-2022-31814.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)18.2% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PF
Pfblockerng · Pfsense
before 2.1.4_27 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40624
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-40624
Vendor Advisory
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/packages/pfblocker.html
Exploit
https://github.com/dhammon/pfBlockerNg-CVE-2022-40624
Broken Link
https://github.com/dhammon/pfBlockerNg-RCE