Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 26, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-16915
CVE-2019-16915
Description
An issue was discovered in pfSense through 2.4.4-p3. widgets/widgets/picture.widget.php uses the widgetkey parameter directly without sanitization (e.g., a basename call) for a pathname to file_get_contents or file_put_contents.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.4.4
- cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.4.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.4.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.4.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- pfSense/pfSensedescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/2c544ac61ce98f716d50b8e5961d7dfba66804b5nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9610nvdPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
- www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-98024nvdThird Party Advisory
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