RCE in Sophos Sfos
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.443 (98.7th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.443 · newest: 0.443 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sophos Sfos — versions 17.1
- Sophos Xg Firewall
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16117?
- CVE-2018-16117 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Sfos, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16117?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.