Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2025· Updated Jul 5, 2026
CVE-2024-57273
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
5cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_ce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_ce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.8.0
- (no CPE)range: <2.8.0 beta
cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <25.03
- (no CPE)
Patches
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References
3- blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-25_03.webgui.ascnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2nvdRelease Notes
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