CVE-2018-16117
Estado: ModificadaAlta (8.8)—
A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the "dbName" POST parameter.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 8.8
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 44%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 99
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-78
Referencias
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md
- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx
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