CVE-2021-20729
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.029 · 87 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in pfSense CE and pfSense Plus (pfSense CE software versions 2.5.2 and earlier, and pfSense Plus software versions 21.05 and earlier) allows a remote attacker to inject an arbitrary script via a malicious URL.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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- pfSense pfSense CE and pfSense Plus≤ pfSense CE software versions 2.5.2 and earlier, and pfSense Plus software versions 21.05 and earlierenisa_euvdEU
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-20729/cnnvd
- https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-21_02.captiveportal.asccnnvd
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87751554/index.htmlcnnvd
- https://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2022/JVNDB-2022-000020.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/pfSense-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Captive-Portal-35618cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2022031506cnnvd
- https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-21_02.captiveportal.ascenisa_euvd
- https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87751554/index.htmlenisa_euvd
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