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)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Netgate Pfsense — versions 2.4.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9610 (Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/2c544ac61ce98f716d50b8e5961d7dfba66804b5 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-98024 (Third Party Advisory)
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.