CVE-2023-48123

HIGH

Netgate pfSense < 2.7.0 and pfSense Plus < 23.05.1 - Remote Code Execution via packet_capture.php

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2023-48123. PoCs published by NHPT.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The repository contains minimal content with no actual exploit code, only a vague README mentioning CVE-2023-48123 and an unrelated CVE (CVE-2023-54436). No technical details or functional code are provided.

Description

An issue in Netgate pfSense Plus v.23.05.1 and before and pfSense CE v.2.7.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request to the packet_capture.php file.

Exploits (1)

nomisec SUSPICIOUS 1 stars
by NHPT · poc
https://github.com/NHPT/CVE-2023-48123

The repository contains minimal content with no actual exploit code, only a vague README mentioning CVE-2023-48123 and an unrelated CVE (CVE-2023-54436). No technical details or functional code are provided.

Classification
Suspicious 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: unknown
No auth needed
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.6785
EPSS Percentile 99.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (2)
netgate/pfsense < 2.7.0
netgate/pfsense_plus < 23.05.1
Published Dec 06, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026