CVE-2025-50976
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-08-26
Last updated on: 2025-09-09
Assigner: MITRE
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| ipfire | ipfire | 2.29 |
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Exploitability
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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.