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.
Published: 2026-09-04
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T16:37:37.314Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-38961

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T17:16:57.030

Modified: 2026-09-04T17:16:57.030

Link: CVE-2026-38961

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