CVE-2025-34177 (GCVE-0-2025-34177)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-09 20:19 – Updated: 2025-11-20 12:23
VLAI?
Title
Netgate pfSense CE Suricata package v7.0.8_2 Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Summary
In pfSense CE /suricata/suricata_flow_stream.php, the value of the policy_name parameter is not sanitized of HTML-related strings/characters before being directly displayed. This can result in stored cross-site scripting. The attacker must be authenticated with at least "WebCfg - Services: suricata package" permissions.
Severity ?
5.1 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Netgate pfSense CE Affected: 7.0.8_2 (custom)
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Credits
Alex Williams (Pellera Technologies)
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