CVE-2018-16118
N/A
Published: June 20, 2019 at 04:02 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorSfosXg Firewall
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Xg Firewall· Sophosdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-003.mdx_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspxQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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