CVE-2020-10797

Description

An XSS vulnerability resides in the hostname field of the diag_ping.php page in pfsense before 2.4.5 version. After passing inputs to the command and executing this command, the $result variable is not sanitized before it is printed.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.52% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory netgate.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/10355 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/cc3990a334059018b004c91eeb66c147d8afe83d third party advisory patch
https://docs.netgate.com/pfsense/en/latest/releases/2-4-5-new-features-and-changes.html release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-10797?
CVE-2020-10797 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-10797?
To fix CVE-2020-10797, 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-2020-10797 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-10797 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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