Medium5.4Netgate pfSense

Medium [CVE-2020-19201] Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in status_filter_reload.php, a page in the pfSense software WebGUI…

This medium-severity Netgate pfSense advisory covers CVE-2020-19201 affecting pfSense, Netgate.

CVE-2020-19201 Published Jul 12, 2021Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-19201

Affected products & platforms

Netgate pfSenseUnclassified

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Summary

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in status_filter_reload.php, a page in the pfSense software WebGUI, on Netgate pfSense version 2.4.4-p2 and earlier. The page did not encode output from the filter reload process, and a stored XSS was possible via the descr (description) parameter on NAT rules.

Affected versions

2.4.4-p2

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Fixed versions

No fixed release is recorded yet. That does not prove no patch exists — confirm against the vendor advisory.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

Mitigation

The source record does not include mitigation steps. That is not a statement that no fix exists — read the vendor advisory below for the authoritative guidance.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source

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