CVE-2024-57273

medium

Description

Netgate pfSense CE (prior to 2.8.0 beta release) and corresponding Plus builds is vulnerable to Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Automatic Configuration Backup (ACB) service, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript, delete backups, or leak sensitive information via an unsanitized "reason" field and a derivable device key generated from the public SSH key.

References

https://www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2

https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-25_03.webgui.asc

https://blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/

http://netgate.com

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-05-14

Updated: 2025-06-23

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00039