Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 22, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2024, 8:45 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.8

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-46538 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-46538 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 Netgate pfsense
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-46538.

URL Resource
https://github.com/physicszq/web_issue/blob/main/pfsense/interfaces_groups_edit_file.md_xss.md Exploit
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15778 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 4, 2024, 3:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

Proof-of-Concept for CVE-2024-46538

cve exploit pfsense php poc proof-of-concept security vulnerability cve-2024-46538

Python

Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago
46 stars 9 fork 9 watcher
Born at : Oct. 23, 2024, 10:50 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
6566 stars 1140 fork 1140 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 958 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-46538 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-42327 (CVSS 9.9): Critical SQL Injection Vulnerability Found in Zabbix

Zabbix, a popular open-source IT infrastructure monitoring tool used by organizations worldwide, has been found to contain a critical SQL injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-42327) with a CVSS score of ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 28, 2024 (3 weeks, 3 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
HPE Insight Remote Support Hit with Critical Vulnerabilities, Urgent Patch Released

HPE has issued an urgent security bulletin addressing multiple critical vulnerabilities discovered in its Insight Remote Support service. These flaws could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 28, 2024 (3 weeks, 3 days ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-49369 (CVSS 9.8): Critical Flaw in Icinga 2 Allows for Impersonation and RCE

Icinga releases urgent security updates to address a critical TLS certificate validation bypass vulnerability affecting all versions since 2.4.0.A critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-49369) has been disc ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 16, 2024 (1 month ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-11120 (CVSS 9.8): OS Command Injection Flaw in GeoVision Devices Actively Exploited, No Patch

The Taiwan Computer Emergency Response Team / Coordination Center (TWCERT/CC) has issued a warning about an actively exploited critical vulnerability in certain end-of-life (EOL) GeoVision devices. Tr ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 15, 2024 (1 month, 1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-20418 (CVSS 10): Cisco URWB Access Points Vulnerable to Remote Takeover

In a critical security advisory, Cisco has disclosed a command injection vulnerability in its Unified Industrial Wireless Software used for Cisco Ultra-Reliable Wireless Backhaul (URWB) Access Points. ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 06, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
PoC Exploit Releases for Critical Symlink Flaw in Apple’s iOS – CVE-2024-44258

In a recent analysis, cybersecurity researchers Hichem Maloufi and Christian Mina detailed CVE-2024-44258, a symlink vulnerability affecting Apple’s ManagedConfiguration framework and the profiled dae ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 06, 2024 (1 month, 2 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-46538 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/physicszq/web_issue/blob/main/pfsense/interfaces_groups_edit_file.md_xss.md No Types Assigned https://github.com/physicszq/web_issue/blob/main/pfsense/interfaces_groups_edit_file.md_xss.md Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15778 No Types Assigned https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15778 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-79
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description 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.
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/physicszq/web_issue/blob/main/pfsense/interfaces_groups_edit_file.md_xss.md [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15778 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-46538 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-46538 weaknesses.

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