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TI-2019-15451 Aliases CVE-2019-25398GHSA-pgfc-hgqj-gfc4

IPFire 2.21 Core Update 127 Cross-Site Scripting via ovpnmain.cgi

Priority LOW 23CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

IPFire 2.21 Core Update 127 contains multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the ovpnmain.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through VPN configuration parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests with script payloads in parameters like VPN_IP, DMTU, ccdname, ccdsubnet, DOVPN_SUBNET, DHCP_DOMAIN, DHCP_DNS, DHCP_WINS, ROUTES_PUSH, FRAGMENT, KEEPALIVE_1, and KEEPALIVE_2 to execute arbitrary JavaScript in administrator browsers.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00288 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IPFire.orgIPFireIPFire 2.21 - Core Update 127—No fix listedCNA
  • IPFire VendorIPFire.org Affected IPFire 2.21 - Core Update 127 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:2.21:core_update127:*:*:*:*:*:*2.21 core_update127VulnerableIPFire.org
  • cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:2.21:core_update127:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.21 core_update127 Vulnerable ·IPFire.org

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25398
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pgfc-hgqj-gfc4

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2021-12837 lfs/backup in IPFire 2.25-core155 does not ensure that /var/ipfire/backup/bin/backup.pl… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-07141 IPFire 2.19 has a Remote Command Injection vulnerability in ids.cgi via the OINKCODE… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-32283 IPFire 2.29 DNS management interface (dns.cgi) fails to properly sanitize user-supplied… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2025-32282 IPFire 2.29 web-based firewall interface (firewall.cgi) fails to sanitize several rule… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2025-24444 IPFire < v2.29 Command Injection via Proxy Report Creation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2018-11622 An authenticated command injection vulnerability exists in IPFire Firewall before 2.21… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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