Description

/usr/local/www/pkg.php in pfSense CE before 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus before 22.01 uses $_REQUEST['pkg_filter'] in a PHP echo call, causing XSS.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 26, 2022, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 29, 2022, 7:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-23993 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pfsense pfsense
2 Pfsense pfsense_plus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_04.webgui.asc Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/5d82cce0d615a76b738798577a28a15803e59aeb Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-23993 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_04.webgui.asc No Types Assigned https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_04.webgui.asc Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.6.0 *cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 22.01
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description /usr/local/www/pkg.php in pfSense through 2.5.2 uses $_REQUEST['pkg_filter'] in a PHP echo call. /usr/local/www/pkg.php in pfSense CE before 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus before 22.01 uses $_REQUEST['pkg_filter'] in a PHP echo call, causing XSS.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-22_04.webgui.asc [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/5d82cce0d615a76b738798577a28a15803e59aeb No Types Assigned https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/5d82cce0d615a76b738798577a28a15803e59aeb Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.2
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

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