CVE-2018-16118

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-16118
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-06-20 17:15:00 UTC
Updated2019-06-25 13:49:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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 header.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-78

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Sophos Sfos 16.5 All All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0 All All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0.8 mr8 All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.1 All All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 16.5 All All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0 All All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.0.8 mr8 All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos 17.1 All All All
Operating System Sophos Sfos All All All All
Hardware Sophos Xg Firewall - All All All
Hardware Sophos Xg Firewall - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Advisories/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.md at master · klsecservices/Advisories · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Sophos Responsible Disclosure Policy MISC www.sophos.com Vendor Advisory
Advisory: Sophos XG Firewall Vulnerabilities reported by Kaspersky Labs - Sophos Community CONFIRM community.sophos.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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