CVE-2014-4688 — pfSense before 2.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via (1) the hostname value to diag_dns.php in a Create Alias action, (2) the smartmonemail value to diag_smart.php, or (3) the database value to status_rrd_graph_img.php

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pfSense before 2.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via (1) the hostname value to diag_dns.php in a Create Alias action, (2) the smartmonemail value to diag_smart.php, or (3) the database value to status_rrd_graph_img.php

Published Jul 2, 2014

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 6.97%

Description

pfSense before 2.1.4 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via (1) the hostname value to diag_dns.php in a Create Alias action, (2) the smartmonemail value to diag_smart.php, or (3) the database value to status_rrd_graph_img.php.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

6.97% 0.06972

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.06972

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (18 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	6.97% (0.06972)	93.94th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	7.03% (0.07029)	93.33th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2025	1.13% (0.01131)	77.32th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	2.90% (0.02895)	85.10th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	14.99% (0.14995)	90.96th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 28, 2025	2.90% (0.02895)	85.11th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 27, 2025	14.99% (0.14995)	93.63th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 20, 2025	4.83% (0.04829)	88.61th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 19, 2025	15.38% (0.15381)	93.84th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	3.61% (0.03614)	87.00th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.63% (0.00632)	79.77th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.64% (0.00643)	78.60th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 8, 2023	0.64% (0.00643)	76.18th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.62% (0.00618)	75.50th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	19.91% (0.19913)	96.41th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Dec 14, 2022	19.91% (0.19913)	96.31th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	21.25% (0.21246)	96.24th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	21.25% (0.21246)	94.14th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (2)

https://pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-14_10.webgui.asc
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43560/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
https://pfsense.org/security/advisories/pfSense-SA-14_10.webgui.asc		x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43560/		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jul 2, 2014

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Jun 28, 2014

Link CVE-2014-4688

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2014-4688

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2014-4688