CVE-2018-16055
HIGHpfSense < 2.4.4 - Authenticated OS Command Injection via DHCP Lease Relinquish
Title source: llmDescription
An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in status_interfaces.php via dhcp_relinquish_lease() in pfSense before 2.4.4 due to its passing user input from the $_POST parameters "ifdescr" and "ipv" to a shell without escaping the contents of the variables. This allows an authenticated WebGUI user with privileges for the affected page to execute commands in the context of the root user when submitting a request to relinquish a DHCP lease for an interface which is configured to obtain its address via DHCP.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-18_08.webgui.asc
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://doddsecurity.com/190/command-injection-on-pfsense-firewalls/
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.1119
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-78
Status
published
Products (1)
netgate/pfsense
< 2.4.4
Published
Sep 26, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026