CVE-2020-10797
What it is
An XSS vulnerability resides in the hostname field of the diag_ping.php page in pfsense before 2.4.5 version. After passing inputs to the command and executing this command, the $result variable is not sanitized before it is printed.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 2.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 6.1 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 2.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Netgate Pfsense < 2.4.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.1
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-4-5-new-features-and-changes.html
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/cc3990a334059018b004c91eeb66c147d8afe83d
- https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-4-5-new-features-and-changes.html
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/cc3990a334059018b004c91eeb66c147d8afe83d
References
- https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-4-5-new-features-and-changes.html
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/cc3990a334059018b004c91eeb66c147d8afe83d
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/10355
- https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-4-5-new-features-and-changes.html
- https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/cc3990a334059018b004c91eeb66c147d8afe83d
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/10355