CVE-2019-16914 json
An XSS issue was discovered in pfSense through 2.4.4-p3.
published 2019-09-26 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-7409
- cvss
- 6.1
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.0%
- EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
github.com
/pfsense/pfsense/commit/d31362b69d5d52dc196dc72f66e830cd1e6e9a4f
patch, third-party-advisory
-
redmine.pfsense.org
/issues/9609
permissions-required, third-party-advisory
-
seebug.org
/vuldb/ssvid-98023
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-16914
- NVD CVE-2019-16914
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