CVE-2019-16914

Description

An XSS issue was discovered in pfSense through 2.4.4-p3. In services_captiveportal_mac.php, the username and delmac parameters are displayed without sanitization.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.94% Top 25%
Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory pfsense.org Third-Party Advisory seebug.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9609 third party advisory permissions required
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/d31362b69d5d52dc196dc72f66e830cd1e6e9a4f third party advisory patch
https://www.seebug.org/vuldb/ssvid-98023 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16914?
CVE-2019-16914 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16914?
To fix CVE-2019-16914, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-16914 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-16914 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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