CVE-2025-34116

HIGH

IPFire < 2.19 Core Update 101 - Authenticated Remote Command Execution via proxy.cgi NCSA User Creation Form

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2025-34116. PoCs published by Yann CAM, h00die <[email protected]>, Yann CAM, including Metasploit module exploits/linux/http/ipfire_proxy_exec.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The exploit demonstrates a multi-stage attack on IPFire < 2.19 Core Update 101, combining XSS, CSRF bypass, and command injection in proxy.cgi to achieve remote command execution. It includes detailed PoC code for each stage, culminating in a reverse shell via AWK.

Description

A remote command execution vulnerability exists in IPFire before version 2.19 Core Update 101 via the 'proxy.cgi' CGI interface. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary shell commands through crafted values in the NCSA user creation form fields, leading to command execution with web server privileges.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Yann CAM · textwebappscgi
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39765

The exploit demonstrates a multi-stage attack on IPFire < 2.19 Core Update 101, combining XSS, CSRF bypass, and command injection in proxy.cgi to achieve remote command execution. It includes detailed PoC code for each stage, culminating in a reverse shell via AWK.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IPFire < 2.19 Core Update 101
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the IPFire web interface · Victim interaction for XSS trigger
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC EXCELLENT
by h00die <[email protected]>, Yann CAM · rubypocunix
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/ipfire_proxy_exec.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a remote command execution vulnerability in IPFire's proxy.cgi page by injecting a payload into the user creation form. The exploit leverages command injection via the password field to achieve RCE on vulnerable versions.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IPFire < 2.19 Update Core 101
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid credentials for IPFire web interface · Access to the proxy.cgi page
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v4 8.7
EPSS 0.0114
EPSS Percentile 62.3%
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-20 CWE-306 CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
IPFire Project/IPFire < 2.19 Core Update 101
Published Jul 15, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026