What is CVE-2014-6413?

CVE-2014-6413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchguard Fireware Xtm, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-02-07.

How severe is CVE-2014-6413?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Watchguard Fireware Xtm

CVE-2014-6413

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in WatchGuard XTM 11.8.3 via the poll_name parameter in the firewall/policy script.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2020-02-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (68.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Watchguard Fireware Xtm — versions 11.8.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/69958 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96069 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/70 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/128310 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-6413?: CVE-2014-6413 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchguard Fireware Xtm, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-02-07.
How severe is CVE-2014-6413?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.