CVE-2025-50976
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Publication date: 2025-08-26

Last updated on: 2025-09-09

Assigner: MITRE

Description
IPFire 2.29 DNS management interface (dns.cgi) fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the NAMESERVER, REMARK, and TLS_HOSTNAME query parameters, resulting in a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability.
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Published
2025-08-26
Last Modified
2025-09-09
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2026-06-16
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2025-08-26
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-14
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CVE-2025-50976
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ipfire ipfire 2.29
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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) issue in IPFire 2.29's DNS management interface (dns.cgi). It occurs because the application does not properly sanitize user-supplied input in the NAMESERVER, REMARK, and TLS_HOSTNAME query parameters, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts that are then reflected back to users.

Impact Analysis

An attacker exploiting this reflected XSS vulnerability could execute malicious scripts in the context of a user's browser session. This can lead to theft of sensitive information such as cookies or session tokens, unauthorized actions performed on behalf of the user, or distribution of malware.

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