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pfSense 2.3.x < 2.3.5 / 2.4.x < 2.4.2 Multiple XSS Vulnerabilites (SA-17_08 / SA-17_09)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106506

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Synopsis

The remote firewall host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote pfSense install is 2.3.x prior to 2.3.5 or 2.4.x prior to 2.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as stated in the referenced vendor advisories.

Note: SA-17_09 only applies to 2.4.x.

Solution

Upgrade to pfSense version 2.3.5 / 2.4.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?424391cb

http://www.nessus.org/u?98d3ae56

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106506

File Name: pfsense_SA-17_09.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Published: 1/31/2018

Updated: 10/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000479

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:bsdperimeter:pfsense, cpe:/a:pfsense:pfsense

Required KB Items: Host/pfSense

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 10/31/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/14/2017

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Clickjacking Vulnerability In CSRF Error Page pfSense)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000479