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CVE-2018-16232

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  • Published2018-10-17
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in IPFire Firewall before 2.21 Core Update 124 in backup.cgi. This allows an authenticated user with privileges for the affected page to execute arbitrary commands.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-10-1714:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Ipfire
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.49= 1.49no fix published
2.1= 2.1no fix published
2.11= 2.11no fix published
2.13= 2.13no fix published
2.15= 2.15no fix published
2.17= 2.17no fix published
2.19= 2.19no fix published
2.21= 2.21no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-78read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score7.8 %2026-11-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-10-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16232?

An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in IPFire Firewall before 2.21 Core Update 124 in backup.cgi. This allows an authenticated user with privileges for the affected page to execute arbitrary commands.

Is CVE-2018-16232 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-16232 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 7.8% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-16232?

CVE-2018-16232 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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