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CVE-2018-16118

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-78 OS Command Injections
Publication date:
20/06/2019
Last modified:
17/06/2026

Description

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 header.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.10 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.30 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 16.0 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.0.8:mr8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:sophos:xg_firewall:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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