CVE-2018-16118 is a critical shell escape vulnerability affecting Sophos XG Firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 and Sophos SFOS, specifically within the API Configuration component. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the "X-Forwarded-for" HTTP header. With a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), exploitation is network-based and does not require user interaction, leading to potential high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:16.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.0.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.0.8:mr8:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
17.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:sfos:17.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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