XSS in Ipfire
CVE-2019-25397
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.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (14.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Ipfire — versions 2.21, IPFire 2.21 - Core Update 127
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46344 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- www.ipfire.org (Product, product)
- downloads.ipfire.org/releases/ipfire-2.x/2.21-core127/ipfire-2.21.x86_64-full-c… (Product, patch)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ipfire-core-update-cross-site-scripting-via-hostsc (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25397?
- CVE-2019-25397 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ipfire, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25397?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.