Command Injection Vulnerability in Netgate pfSense OpenVPN Widget
CVE-2024-54780

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Netgate

Status
pfSense
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 May 2025

What is CVE-2024-54780?

The OpenVPN widget in Netgate pfSense CE and Plus builds prior to version 2.8.0 beta contains a command injection flaw due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied input within the OpenVPN management interface. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious input through the remipp parameter, allowing them to execute arbitrary OpenVPN management commands, potentially compromising the security of the system.

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References

https://blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-comman...
https://www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-f...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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