CVE-2026-56127
5.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Summary
pfSense Plus before 26.07 and CE before 2.9.0 allow authenticated users with the Firewall: Rules: Edit privilege to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the descr parameter in /firewall_rules_edit.php. The firewall rule description is stored in the pfSense XML configuration with only backslash-escaping applied and no HTML sanitization, then rendered without encoding in the firewall log table in /status_logs_filter.php. The payload executes in the browser of any user with the Status: Logs: Firewall privilege who views the affected log entries.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netgate | pfSense Plus | 0 < 26.07 | affected |
| Netgate | pfSense CE | 0 < 2.9.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-26_10.webgui.asc
- https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/26-07.html
- https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-9-0.html
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pfsense-plus-ce-stored-xss-via-firewall-rules-edit-php
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