File Inclusion Vulnerability in pfSense by Netgate
CVE-2019-16915

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Netgate

Status
Pfsense
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 September 2019

What is CVE-2019-16915?

A security flaw has been identified in pfSense versions up to 2.4.4-p3, where the widgetkey parameter is passed directly to functions like file_get_contents and file_put_contents without proper sanitization. This oversight allows an attacker to potentially manipulate file paths, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive files on the system.

References

https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9610
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https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/2c544ac61ce98f7...
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https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-98024
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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CVE-2019-16915 : File Inclusion Vulnerability in pfSense by Netgate