CVE-2026-38961

Published: Sep 4, 2026Modified: Sep 9, 2026Deferred

5.4

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability: 2.3 / Impact: 2.7

Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

Description

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the RSS Widget of Netgate pfSense Plus (versions 26.03, 25.11.1) and pfSense CE (version 2.8.1) allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript via malicious content in an RSS feed title. The injected script executes in the browser of any authenticated user who views the dashboard, due to insufficient sanitization of feed title data before rendering in the widget.

Related CWEs

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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.

References (2)

https://docs.netgate.com/downloads/pfSense-SA-26_04.webgui.asc

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/9363ac5b8651a1c7a333180425ce7719070f95f9

Source: cve@mitre.org

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