Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2025 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2025-34178Netgate pfSense CE Suricata package v7.0.8_2 Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 5.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in pfSense CE from Netgate. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 5.5% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)5.5%top 7.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In pfSense CE /suricata/suricata_app_parsers.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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Netgate | pfSense CE | 7.0.8_2 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: 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