What is CVE-2023-39000?

CVE-2023-39000 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opnsense, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-39000?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-39000 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Opnsense

CVE-2023-39000

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the component /ui/diagnostics/log/core/ of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and Business Edition before 23.4.2 allows attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via the URL path.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-08-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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: 0.006 (45.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Opnsense

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/opnsense/core/commit/d1f350ce70e477adc86d445f5cda9b24f9ff0168 (Patch)
logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-39000?: CVE-2023-39000 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opnsense, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-39000?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-39000 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.