6.1

CVE-2019-8953: netgate haproxy Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.1v3.0MediumModified
Published 20-02-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-8953 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in netgate haproxy. EPSS estimates a 52.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
52.24%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 20-02-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The HAProxy package before 0.59_16 for pfSense has XSS via the desc (aka Description) or table_actionsaclN parameter, related to haproxy_listeners.php and haproxy_listeners_edit.php.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

52.24%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 52.24% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
52.24%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (cxsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasephpUnverified

    pfSense 2.4.4-p1 (HAProxy Package 0.59_14) - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netgate1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links