CVE-2019-8953
The HAProxy package before 0.59_16 for pfSense has XSS via the desc (aka Description) or table_actionsaclN parameter, related to haproxy_listeners.php and haproxy_listeners_edit.php.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 52.2%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The HAProxy package before 0.59_16 for pfSense has XSS via the desc (aka Description) or table_actionsaclN parameter, related to haproxy_listeners.php and haproxy_listeners_edit.php.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 52.24% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 13 March 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- netgate/haproxy
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 78.3% on 21 September 2026 to 52.2% on 3 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019020153Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/2dded47b3202dfdf89aa96f84bf701b3d5acbe6cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/3b40366aca55910b224ecf49d3fdacc9ad6c04f5Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9335Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46538/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2019020153Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/2dded47b3202dfdf89aa96f84bf701b3d5acbe6cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/commit/3b40366aca55910b224ecf49d3fdacc9ad6c04f5Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://redmine.pfsense.org/issues/9335Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46538/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.