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CVE-2024-57273

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.

Published

2025-05-14T14:15:26.310

Last Modified

2025-06-23T14:50:34.313

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.4 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	netgate	pfsense_ce	< 2.8.0	Yes
Application	netgate	pfsense_plus	< 25.03	Yes

References

http://netgate.com Product ([email protected])
https://blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-25_03.webgui.asc Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2 Release Notes ([email protected])