Is CVE-2015-6510 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2015-6510 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2015-6510 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2015-6510 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2015-6510?

CVE-2015-6510 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

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CVE-2015-6510

CWE-79Published: August 18, 2015· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

4.3

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in pfSense before 2.2.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) srctrack, (2) use_mfs_tmp_size, or (3) use_mfs_var_size parameter to system_advanced_misc.php; the (4) port, (5) snaplen, or (6) count parameter to diag_packet_capture.php; the (7) pppoe_resethour, (8) pppoe_resetminute, (9) wpa_group_rekey, or (10) wpa_gmk_rekey parameter to interfaces.php; the (11) pppoe_resethour or (12) pppoe_resetminute parameter to interfaces_ppps_edit.php; the (13) member[] parameter to interfaces_qinq_edit.php; the (14) port or (15) retry parameter to load_balancer_pool_edit.php; the (16) pkgrepourl parameter to pkg_mgr_settings.php; the (17) zone parameter to services_captiveportal.php; the port parameter to (18) services_dnsmasq.php or (19) services_unbound.php; the (20) cache_max_ttl or (21) cache_min_ttl parameter to services_unbound_advanced.php; the (22) sshport parameter to system_advanced_admin.php; the (23) id, (24) tunable, (25) descr, or (26) value parameter to system_advanced_sysctl.php; the (27) firmwareurl, (28) repositoryurl, or (29) branch parameter to system_firmware_settings.php; the (30) pfsyncpeerip, (31) synchronizetoip, (32) username, or (33) passwordfld parameter to system_hasync.php; the (34) maxmss parameter to vpn_ipsec_settings.php; the (35) ntp_server1, (36) ntp_server2, (37) wins_server1, or (38) wins_server2 parameter to vpn_openvpn_csc.php; or unspecified parameters to (39) load_balancer_relay_action.php, (40) load_balancer_relay_action_edit.php, (41) load_balancer_relay_protocol.php, or (42) load_balancer_relay_protocol_edit.php.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2015-6510 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires some privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-79): Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities allow attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.