Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2025· Updated May 20, 2025

CVE-2024-57273

Description

Netgate pfSense CE (prior to 2.8.0 beta release) and corresponding Plus builds is vulnerable to Cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Automatic Configuration Backup (ACB) service, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript, delete backups, or leak sensitive information via an unsanitized "reason" field and a derivable device key generated from the public SSH key.

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Affected products

Netgate/Pfsensecpe-rescue2 versions
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- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: <2.8.0-beta

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

netgate.commitre
blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/mitre
docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-25_03.webgui.ascmitre
www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2mitre

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