XSS in Ipfire
CVE-2019-25400
IPFire 2.21 Core Update 127 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the fwhosts.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through multiple parameters including HOSTNAME, IP, SUBNET, NETREMARK, HOSTREMARK, newhost, grp_name, remark, SRV_NAME, SRV_PORT, SRVGRP_NAME, SRVGRP_REMARK, and updatesrvgrp. Attackers can submit POST requests with script payloads in these parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of authenticated users' browsers.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.7% 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: 0.002 · 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-multiple-xss-via-fwhostscgi (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-25400?
- CVE-2019-25400 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ipfire, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-25400?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.