THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-10709
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2016-10709

Pfsense vulnerability

CVSS
8.8
EPSS
33.7%
EPSS pct
98th
Exploited
No known
pfSense before 2.3 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via a '|' character in the status_rrd_graph_img.php graph parameter, related to _rrd_graph_img.php.
Affected vendor
Pfsense
Affected product
Pfsense
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-78 — OS Command Injection
Published
2018-01-22

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 33.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-10709

  • Confirm whether Pfsense Pfsense is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-10709.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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