Check Point Advisories

pfSense Command Injection (CVE-2016-10709)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2016-0409
Date Published:	30 May 2016
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 09 October, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2016-10709
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	pfSense up to and including 2.2.6
Vulnerability Description	A command injection vulnerability exists in pfSense. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the pfSense Command Injection (CVE-2016-10709) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: pfSense Command Injection (CVE-2016-10709)