CVE-2018-16232 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands via backup.cgi in IPFire Firewall, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-16232?
CVE-2018-16232 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16232?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ipfire Ipfire.
How do I fix CVE-2018-16232?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16232 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2018-16232 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16232 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2017-9757 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2025-34311 IPFire < v2.29 Command Injection via Proxy Report Creation
- CVE-2025-34312 IPFire < v2.29 Command Injection via URL Filter Blacklist
- CVE-2025-34304 IPFire < v2.29 SQL Injection via OpenVPN Connection Logs
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pprx-2p4p-r72p.