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title: "CVE-2024-46538: A cross-site scripting (XSS)… | CubePath"
description: "A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfsense v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-46538
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# CVE-2024-46538: A cross-site scripting (XSS)… | CubePath

## Description

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfsense v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the $pconfig variable at interfaces\_groups\_edit.php.

Official description from the CVE record, published by mitre. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46538)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 Critical 9.3

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

| Metric                 | Value    | What it means                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Network  | The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet. |
| Attack complexity      | Low      | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.               |
| Privileges required    | None     | No account or privileges are needed.                                                |
| User interaction       | Required | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.       |
| Scope                  | Changed  | The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.                    |
| Confidentiality impact | High     | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                     |
| Integrity impact       | High     | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                             |
| Availability impact    | None     | No effect on availability.                                                          |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.80289 (80.3% probability)

Percentile

99.6%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA assessment as of Oct 22, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Public proof of concept recorded by CISA

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-79](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html) Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [github.com/physicszq/web\_issue/blob/main/pfsense/interfaces…](https://github.com/physicszq/web%5Fissue/blob/main/pfsense/interfaces%5Fgroups%5Fedit%5Ffile.md%5Fxss.md)
- [redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15778](https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/15778)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Sep 11, 2024
2. Record published Oct 22, 2024
3. Record last updated Oct 22, 2024

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