Description
pfSense Plus before 26.07 and CE before 2.9.0 allow authenticated users with the Firewall: Rules: Edit privilege to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the descr parameter in /firewall_rules_edit.php. The firewall rule description is stored in the pfSense XML configuration with only backslash-escaping applied and no HTML sanitization, then rendered without encoding in the firewall log table in /status_logs_filter.php. The payload executes in the browser of any user with the Status: Logs: Firewall privilege who views the affected log entries.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netgate | pfSense Plus | < 26.07 | 26.07 |
| Netgate | pfSense CE | < 2.9.0 | 2.9.0 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2836 Netgate pfSense: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 14, 2026
References
- Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory patch
- Plus Release Notes release-notes
- CE Release Notes release-notes
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pfsense-plus-ce-stored-xss-via-firewall-rules-edit-php third-party-advisory