CVE-2025-34308: IPFire < v2.29 Stored XSS via Default Time Sync

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-10-28 · updated 2026-10-19
Weakness: CWE-79

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 UPDATE_VALUE parameter when updating the default time synchronization settings. When the default values displayed on the Time Server page are updated, the application issues an HTTP POST request to /cgi-bin/time.cgi, and the synchronization value is provided in the UPDATE_VALUE parameter. The value of this parameter is 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 the affected Time Server configuration page.

Affected products

IPFire.org IPFire: before 2.29; 2.29-core_update183, 2.29-core_update184, 2.29-core_update185, 2.29-core_update186, 2.29-core_update187, 2.29-core_update188 (+9) — fixed in 2.29

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: IPFire.org IPFire 2.29. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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