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TI-2014-03861 Aliases CVE-2014-4689GHSA-w63g-ppv3-jp39

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in pkg_edit.php in pfSense before 2.1.4 allows…

Priority LOW 28CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in pkg_edit.php in pfSense before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary XML files via a full pathname in the xml parameter.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02811 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.1.3VulnerableNetgate
  • cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.1.3 Vulnerable ·Netgate

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4689
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w63g-ppv3-jp39

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-12003 A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-31010 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfsense v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2023-26046 An issue in Netgate pfSense Plus v.23.05.1 and before and pfSense CE v.2.7.0 allows a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-22567 An issue in Netgate pfSense v.2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-12464 diag_command.php in pfSense 2.4.4-p3 allows CSRF via the txtCommand or txtRecallBuffer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-02989 OS command injection in Netgate pfSense CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
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Sources

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