8.8

CVE-2023-48123: netgate pfsense

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
Published 06-12-2023Last modified 02-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-48123 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in netgate pfsense. EPSS estimates a 67.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
49/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
67.85%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-12-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 02-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An issue in Netgate pfSense Plus v.23.05.1 and before and pfSense CE v.2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the packet_capture.php file.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

67.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 67.85% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
67.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Netgate2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

3 links