Path Traversal in Netgate Pfsense
CVE-2019-16915
An issue was discovered in pfSense through 2.4.4-p3. widgets/widgets/picture.widget.php uses the widgetkey parameter directly without sanitization (e.g., a basename call) for a pathname to file_get_contents or file_put_contents.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.037 (88.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Netgate Pfsense — versions 2.4.4
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16915?
- CVE-2019-16915 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Netgate Pfsense, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-26.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16915?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-16915 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.