Medium severity · published Oct 25, 2023
CVE-2023-29973
Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 is vulnerable to No rate limit which can lead to an attacker creating multiple malicious users in firewall
4.9
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Pfsense CE version 2.6.0 is vulnerable to No rate limit which can lead to an attacker creating multiple malicious users in firewall.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PF
Pfsense · Pfsense
2.6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29973
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-29973
Exploit
https://www.esecforte.com/cve-2023-29973-no-rate-limit/
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