TI-2024-31010 Aliases CVE-2024-46538 GHSA-vv26-cpp3-559h

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfsense v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute…

HIGH 82CWE-79Published 2024-10-22 · Updated 2024-10-22

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfsense v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the $pconfig variable at interfaces_groups_edit.php.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.80289 99th 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

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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

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:netgate:pfsense:2.5.2:::::::*	2.5.2	Vulnerable	Netgate

cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.5.2 Vulnerable ·Netgate

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-46538
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vv26-cpp3-559h

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/physicszq/web_issue/blob/main/pfsense/interfaces_groups_edit_file.md_xss.md

Advisory 1

https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15778

TI-2023-12003 A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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
TI-2015-02028 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in system_firmware_restorefullbackup.php… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8

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Sources

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