CVE-2024-54780

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Netgate pfSense CE (prior to 2.8.0 beta release) and corresponding Plus builds are vulnerable to command injection in the OpenVPN widget due to improper sanitization of user-supplied input to the OpenVPN management interface. An authenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability by injecting arbitrary OpenVPN management commands via the remipp parameter.

8.8 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2 Patch Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_ce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

13 Jun 2025, 13:03

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References () https://blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/ - () https://blog.brillantit.com/exploiting-pfsense-xss-command-injection-cloud-hijack/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2 - () https://www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
First Time Netgate pfsense Plus
Netgate
Netgate pfsense Ce
CPE cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netgate:pfsense_ce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

17 May 2025, 13:15

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References
  • {'url': 'http://netgate.com', 'source': 'cve@mitre.org'}
  • () https://www.netgate.com/blog/important-security-updates-for-pfsense-plus-24.11-and-ce-2.7.2 -

16 May 2025, 14:43

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Summary
  • (es) Netgate pfSense CE (anterior a la versión beta 2.8.0) y sus compilaciones Plus correspondientes son vulnerables a la inyección de comandos en el widget OpenVPN debido a una limpieza incorrecta de la entrada proporcionada por el usuario a la interfaz de administración de OpenVPN. Un atacante autenticado puede explotar esta vulnerabilidad inyectando comandos arbitrarios de administración de OpenVPN mediante el parámetro remipp.

14 May 2025, 15:15

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CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.8
CWE CWE-94

14 May 2025, 14:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2025-05-14 14:15

Updated : 2025-06-13 13:03

NVD link : CVE-2024-54780

Mitre link : CVE-2024-54780

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-54780

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Products Affected

netgate

  • pfsense_ce
  • pfsense_plus
CWE
CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')