CVE-2019-16915

Name: CVE-2019-16915
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-09-26T18:15:10.807+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 3.74%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-16915 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in pfSense through 2.4.4-p3. widgets/widgets/picture.widget.php uses the widgetkey parameter directly without sanitization (e.g., a basename call) for a pathname to file_get_contents or file_put_contents.. EPSS estimates a 3.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in pfSense through 2.4.4-p3. widgets/widgets/picture.widget.php uses the widgetkey parameter directly without sanitization (e.g., a basename call) for a pathname to file_get_contents or file_put_contents.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

3.74%

88.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Netgate	Pfsense	< 2.4.4
Netgate	Pfsense	2.4.4

References

https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/2c544ac61ce98f716d50b8e5961d7dfba66804b5Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9610Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-98024Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/2c544ac61ce98f716d50b8e5961d7dfba66804b5Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9610Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-98024Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 26, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-16915?

How severe is CVE-2019-16915?

CVE-2019-16915 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 3.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-16915?

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Source: NVD / NIST