CVE-2024-46538

CRITICALNVD 4.89.3▲
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2024-10-22. NVD baseline CVSS 4.8; sources differ by 4.5.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
9.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 82%
  • Public exploit code is available (ssvc poc, epss top5pct, epss high, public exploit)
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 82%CVSS: 4.8Exploit: ssvc poc · epss top5pct · epss high · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfsense v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the $pconfig variable at interfaces_groups_edit.php.

CVSS v3
4.8
EG Score
9.3(medium)
EG Risk
73(Track*)
EG Risk 73/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity93% × 45%
Exploitation78% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
82%
EPSS %ILE
100%
KEV
Not listed

Published

October 22, 2024

Last Modified

October 30, 2024

References (2)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(2 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCLauLeysen/CVE-2024-46538
    First seen Dec 4, 2024

    based on [EQSTLab](https://github.com/EQSTLab)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCEQSTLab/CVE-2024-46538
    First seen Oct 23, 2024

    PfSense Stored XSS lead to Arbitrary Code Execution exploit

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-46538?
CVE-2024-46538 is a critical vulnerability published on October 22, 2024. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in pfsense v2.5.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the $pconfig variable at interfacesgroupsedit.php.
When was CVE-2024-46538 disclosed?
CVE-2024-46538 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 22, 2024, with the most recent update on October 30, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2024-46538 actively exploited?
CVE-2024-46538 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 0.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-46538?
CVE-2024-46538 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.3.
How do I remediate CVE-2024-46538?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-46538, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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