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GHSA-QX68-HF7M-XMFG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-19 00:30 – Updated: 2026-02-19 00:30

Details

IPFire 2.21 Core Update 127 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the hosts.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through unvalidated parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests with script payloads in the KEY1, IP, HOST, or DOM parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.

Severity

6.1 (Medium)


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

5.1 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

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CVE-2019-25397 (GCVE-0-2019-25397)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-02-18 20:59 – Updated: 2026-05-24 01:36

Title

IPFire 2.21 Core Update 127 Cross-Site Scripting via hosts.cgi

Summary

Severity

5.1 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

6.1 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

VulnCheck

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46344	exploit
https://www.ipfire.org	product
https://downloads.ipfire.org/releases/ipfire-2.x/…	patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ipfire-core-…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Ipfire	IPFire	Affected: IPFire 2.21 - Core Update 127

Date Public

2019-02-08 00:00

Credits

Ozer Goker

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GHSA-QX68-HF7M-XMFG

CVE-2019-25397 (GCVE-0-2019-25397)

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