CVE-2019-8953
The HAProxy package before 0.59_16 for pfSense has XSS via the desc (aka Description) or table_actionsaclN parameter, related to…
- 6.1MediumCVSS base score
- 52.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.0% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
The HAProxy package before 0.59_16 for pfSense has XSS via the desc (aka Description) or table_actionsaclN parameter, related to haproxy_listeners.php and haproxy_listeners_edit.php.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB1 entry
- pfSense 2.4.4-p1 (HAProxy Package 0.59_14) - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 46538webapps, phppublished 13 Mar 2019Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 46538 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 52.2% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References5
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9335 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/2dded47b3202dfdf89aa96f84bf701b3d5acbe6c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019020153 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/3b40366aca55910b224ecf49d3fdacc9ad6c04f5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 46538 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2019-18340 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2019-8953)Record last updated .