RCE in Ipfire
CVE-2018-16232
An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in IPFire Firewall before 2.21 Core Update 124 in backup.cgi. This allows an authenticated user with privileges for the affected page to execute arbitrary commands.
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: 0.078 (94.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 94.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.078 · newest: 0.078 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Ipfire — versions 1.49, 2.1, 2.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- doddsecurity.com/213/command-injection-on-ipfire-firewalls/ (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.ipfire.org/news/ipfire-2-21-core-update-124-released (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16232?
- CVE-2018-16232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ipfire, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-17.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16232?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.