IPFire versions prior to 2.29 (Core Update 198) contain multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities due to improper sanitization of user input in several CGI scripts
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.1 Medium.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 23:58 UTC
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Until a fix is available, avoid submitting untrusted input to the affected endpoints and limit access to authenticated users to reduce risk.
Description
IPFire versions prior to 2.29 (Core Update 198) contain multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities due to improper sanitization of user input in several CGI scripts. The cleanhtml() function fails to properly encode HTML entities before storing user-submitted data, allowing malicious scripts to be stored and executed in the web interface when viewed by other users.