CVE-2020-21487
criticalpriority · track · 38EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cross Site Scripting vulnerability found in Netgate pfSense 2.4.4 and ACME package v.0.6.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the RootFolder field of acme_certificates.php.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 8.8–9.6
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-0846Netgate pfSense: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Cross-Site ScriptingDeutsch2023-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Netgate pfSense ausnutzen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2020-21487/cnnvd
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/a6f443cde51e7fcf17e51f16014d3589253284d8cnnvd
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9888cnnvd
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/a6f443cde51e7fcf17e51f16014d3589253284d8enisa_euvd
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9888enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/a6f443cde51e7fcf17e51f16014d3589253284d8Patchnvd
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9888Issue TrackingPatchnvd
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