What is CVE-2018-16118?

CVE-2018-16118 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Sfos, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-06-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-16118?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

RCE in Sophos Sfos

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 commands via shell metachracters in the "X-Forwarded-for" HTTP h…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.037 (88.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sophos Sfos — versions 16.5, 17.0, 17.0.8
Sophos Xg_firewall
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16118?: CVE-2018-16118 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sophos Sfos, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-16118?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.