IPFire up to 2.21 POST Request hosts.cgi KEY1/IP/HOST/DOM cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IPFire up to 2.21. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file hosts.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. Such manipulation of the argument KEY1/IP/HOST/DOM leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2019-25397. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability was found in IPFire up to 2.21 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file hosts.cgi of the component POST Request Handler. The manipulation of the argument KEY1/IP/HOST/DOM with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. 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. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

IPFire 2.21 Core Update 127 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the hosts.cgi script that allow attackers to inject malicious scripts through unvalidated parameters. Attackers can submit POST requests with script payloads in the KEY1, IP, HOST, or DOM parameters to execute arbitrary JavaScript in users' browsers.

The weakness was disclosed by Ozer Goker as 46344. The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-25397 since 02/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (46344). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• IPFire

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• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21

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