CVE-2018-16232
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 17, 2018 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:43 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorIPFire
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 8%
Description
An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in IPFire Firewall before 2.21 Core Update 124 in backup.cgi. This allows an authenticated user with privileges for the affected page to execute arbitrary commands.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.492.12.1 core_update162.11 core_update532.11 core_update542.11 core_update592.11 core_update602.11 core_update622.11 core_update642.13 core_update662.13 core_update672.13 core_update712.13 core_update722.13 core_update732.13 core_update742.13 core_update752.13 core_update762.13 rc_12.13 rc_22.15 76_rc12.15 77_rc12.15 77_rc22.15 core_update792.15 core_update812.15 core_update822.15 core_update832.15 core_update842.15 core_update852.17 86_beta12.17 87_rc12.17 core_update882.17 core_update892.17 core_update912.17 core_update932.17 core_update952.17 core_update972.17 core_update982.17 core_update992.19 core_update1002.19 core_update1012.19 core_update1022.19 core_update1052.19 core_update1062.19 core_update1072.19 core_update1082.19 core_update1112.19 core_update1122.19 core_update1132.19 core_update1142.19 core_update1162.19 core_update1172.19 core_update1182.19 core_update1192.19 core_update1202.21 core_update1222.21 core_update123
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://doddsecurity.com/213/command-injection-on-ipfire-firewalls/x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.ipfire.org/news/ipfire-2-21-core-update-124-releasedCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-78
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