Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilty in IPFire 2.23 via the IPfire web UI in the mail.cgi.
Priority LOW 28CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilty in IPFire 2.23 via the IPfire web UI in the mail.cgi.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00685 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:2.23:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.23 | Vulnerable | IPFire.org |
- cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:2.23:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.23 Vulnerable ·IPFire.org
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-21142
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q8m7-wvp9-24h5
References
More IPFire.org Ipfire vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2020-21142 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-21142 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q8m7-wvp9-24h5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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