# CVE-2018-16117: A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attacker

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-06-20 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx
- https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md
- https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637

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