Medium6.1Netgate pfSense

Medium [CVE-2022-23993] /usr/local/www/pkg.php in pfSense CE before 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus before 22.01 uses $_REQUEST['pkg_filter'] in a PHP echo call

This medium-severity Netgate pfSense advisory covers CVE-2022-23993 affecting pfSense, pfSense Plus, pfSense CE.

CVE-2022-23993 Published Jan 26, 2022Updated by vendor Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-23993

Affected products & platforms

Netgate pfSensepfSense PluspfSense CE

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Summary

/usr/local/www/pkg.php in pfSense CE before 2.6.0 and pfSense Plus before 22.01 uses $_REQUEST['pkg_filter'] in a PHP echo call, causing XSS.

Affected versions

2.6.0
22.01

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

Fixed versions

2.6.0
22.01

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

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 2.6.0, 22.01. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

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

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