High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 20, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-16117

Description

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.

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Affected products

Sophos/SFOS3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=17.0
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:maintenance_release1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Range: 17.0.8 MR-8

Patches

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References

github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.mdnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637nvdVendor Advisory
www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspxnvdVendor Advisory

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