Security advisory

{
  "id": "4f01746b8c6b38c0811ec0a1c11f896c9c84a0e8abe70ba15bb57e11f0e9816a",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-16701",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-16701",
    "summary": "pfSense through 2.3.4 through 2.4.4-p3 allows Remote Code Injection via a methodCall XML document with a pfsense.exec_php call containing shell metacharacters in a parameter value.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-16701",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-16701",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-16701"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "db2a45dafdd79cf6c1e620ba41ebcf4487856cf1"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "531aaac17018e117d0d0179d3c8ecfd22b6a6a7c"
                },
                {
                  "introduced": "531aaac17018e117d0d0179d3c8ecfd22b6a6a7c"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "2bf6d4322622765bd1ce6ca8915ff75890885566"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.3.4"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "2.4.4"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.4.4-NA"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.4.4-NA"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.4.4:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.4.4-p1"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.4.4-p1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.4.4:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.4.4-p2"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.4.4-p2"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.4.4:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "2.4.4-p3"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.4.4-p3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.4.4-NA",
            "2.4.4-p1",
            "2.4.4-p2",
            "2.4.4-p3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-16701.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:47.345988781Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commits/master",
        "https://hackernews.blog/pfsense-2-3-4-2-4-4-p3-remote-code-injection/#more"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-16701",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 382151,
  "published_at": "2019-09-25T16:15:12.353+00:00"
}