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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-54779 · published 14 May 2025

CVE-2024-54779: Netgate pfsense ce cross-site scripting vulnerability

Netgate · Pfsense Ce

Netgate pfSense CE (prior to 2.8.0 beta release) and corresponding Plus builds is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in widgets/log.widget.php.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 8.5% · top 5.2% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score
8.5%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References, 1 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Netgate pfSense CE (prior to 2.8.0 beta release) and corresponding Plus builds is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in widgets/log.widget.php.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/ ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-25_01.webgui.asc Mailing ListVendor Advisory
https://www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2 Release Notes

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-54779), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.