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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2017-1000479 in the critical feed json

pfSense versions 2.4.1 and lower are vulnerable to clickjacking attacks in the CSRF error page resulting in privileged execution of arbitra…

published 2018-01-03 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-1603

cvss
8.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
31.7%
EPSS 31.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Metasploit

Summary

pfSense versions 2.4.1 and lower are vulnerable to clickjacking attacks in the CSRF error page resulting in privileged execution of arbitrary code, because the error detection occurs before an X-Frame-Options header is set. This is fixed in 2.4.2-RELEASE. OPNsense, a 2015 fork of pfSense, was not vulnerable since version 16.1.16 released on June 06, 2016. The unprotected web form was removed from the code during an internal security audit under "possibly insecure" suspicions.

Patch / fix

  • opnsense_project opnsense 16.1.16

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/http/pfsense_clickjacking)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

31.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/unix/http/pfsense_clickjacking Clickjacking Vulnerability In CSRF Error Page pfSense metasploit exploit, normal rank, 2017-11-21
  • securify.nl https://www.securify.nl/en/advisory/SFY20171101/clickjacking-vulnerability-in-csrf-error-page-pfsense.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/11/22/7 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 8.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.