FKIE_CVE-2018-16118

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2019-06-20 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:43
Severity
8.1 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.mdPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspxVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.mdPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspxVendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sophos sfos *
sophos sfos 16.5
sophos sfos 17.0
sophos sfos 17.0.8
sophos sfos 17.1
sophos xg_firewall -
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