{"id":"CVE-2025-34178","title":"In pfSense CE /suricata/suricata_app_parsers.php, the value of the policy_name parameter is not sanitized of HTML-related strings/characters before being directly displayed","summary":"In pfSense CE /suricata/suricata_app_parsers.php, the value of the policy_name parameter is not sanitized of HTML-related strings/characters before being directly displayed. This can result in stored cross-site scripting. The attacker mu…","severity":"medium","cvss":5.4,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","cwe":["CWE-79"],"vendor":"pfsense","product":"pfsense","affected":["pfsense < 2.8.0"],"patched":["pfsense 2.8.0"],"published":"2025-09-09","updated":"2026-07-14","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34178","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/97852ccfd201b24ee542be30af81272485fde0b4","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/16414","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netgate-pf-sense-ce-suricata-package-stored-xss","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.03668,"epssPercentile":0.89164,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-15T13:44:03.162Z","slug":"CVE-2025-34178","body":"## Overview\n\nIn pfSense CE /suricata/suricata_app_parsers.php, the value of the policy_name parameter is not sanitized of HTML-related strings/characters before being directly displayed. This can result in stored cross-site scripting. The attacker must be authenticated with at least \"WebCfg - Services: suricata package\" permissions.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `pfsense < 2.8.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `pfsense 2.8.0`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":29.7,"likelihood":0.7,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}