An authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in widgets/widgets/wake_on_lan_widget.php, a component of the pfSense software WebGUI, on version 2.4.4-p2 and earlier. The widget did not encode the descr (description) parameter of wake-on-LAN entries in its output, leading to a possible stored XSS.

Netgate pfSense Community Edition 2.4.4 - p2 (arm64) is affected by: Cross Site Scripting (XSS). The impact is: Session Hijacking, Information Leakage (local). The component is: pfSense Dashboard, Work-on-LAN Service configuration. The attack vector is: Inject the malicious JavaScript code in Description text box or parameter.