CVE-2023-27253 in the critical feed json
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arb…
published 2023-03-17 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-31031
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 89.5%
- EPSS 89.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.
Patch / fix
- github.com/pfsense/pfsense@ca80d18 commit
- redmine.pfsense.org/issues/13935 advisory
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/http/pfsense_config_data_exec)
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
89.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/unix/http/pfsense_config_data_exec pfSense Restore RRD Data Command Injection metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2023-03-18
- EDB-51608 pfSense v2.7.0 - OS Command Injection webapps, 2023-07-20
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-91 XML Injection
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-27253
- NVD CVE-2023-27253
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