CVE-2023-27253
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0...
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.
- Record
CVE-2023-27253- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-91
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.
- Record
CVE-2023-27253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31031
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31031- CVSS
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mh3m-qv7g-hjvv
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0...
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.
- Record
GHSA-mh3m-qv7g-hjvv- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-91
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
A command injection vulnerability in the function restore_rrddata() of Netgate pfSense v2.7.0 allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands via manipulating the contents of an XML file supplied to the component config.xml.
- Record
CVE-2023-27253- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | pfSense v2.7.0 - OS Command Injection | 2023-07-20 |
| Metasploit | pfSense Restore RRD Data Command Injection | 2023-03-18 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-27253 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Netgate Pfsense, published March 17, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
redmine.pfsense.org/issues/13935
github.com/pfsense/pfsense/commit/ca80d18493f8f91b21933ebd6b714215ae1e5e94
packetstormsecurity.com/files/173487/pfSense-Restore-RRD-Data-Command-Injection.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27253