5.4

CVE-2025-34178: netgate pfsense ce Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 5.4v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 09-09-2025Last modified 14-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-34178 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in netgate pfsense ce. EPSS estimates a 5.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
23/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.49%
0%100%
Low · +1.82 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+1.82 pp

From 3.67% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
5.49%

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

Affected systems

Netgate1 product
Pfsense1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links