Description
The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an operating system command injection vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands by sending a crafted HTTP POST request to the /cgi-bin/login.cgi endpoint. This is due to mishandling of shell meta-characters in the PHPSESSID cookie.
Published: 2023-10-10
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 14.8% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:30:00 +0000

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Description The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an operating system command injection vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands by sending a crafted HTTP POST request to the /cgi-bin/login.cgi endpoint. This is due to mishandling of shell meta-characters in the PHPSESSID cookie. The Sangfor Next-Gen Application Firewall version NGAF8.0.17 is vulnerable to an operating system command injection vulnerability. A remote and unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands by sending a crafted HTTP POST request to the /cgi-bin/login.cgi endpoint. This is due to mishandling of shell meta-characters in the PHPSESSID cookie.
First Time appeared Sangfor net-gen Application Firewall
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:sangfor:net-gen_application_firewall:8.0.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Sangfor net-gen Application Firewall

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Sangfor Net-gen Application Firewall Next-gen Application Firewall
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-22T14:16:22.540Z

Reserved: 2023-04-18T10:31:45.963Z

Link: CVE-2023-30806

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T14:37:15.383Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-10T15:15:10.170

Modified: 2025-11-22T15:16:02.140

Link: CVE-2023-30806

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