CVE-2020-11457

Pfsense vulnerability

CVSS

5.4

EPSS

9.3%

EPSS pct

95th

Exploited

No known

pfSense before 2.4.5 has stored XSS in system_usermanager_addprivs.php in the WebGUI via the descr parameter (aka full name) of a user.

Affected vendor

Netgate

Affected product

Pfsense

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Published

2020-04-01

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 9.3% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-11457

Confirm whether Netgate Pfsense is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-11457.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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