RCE in Watchguard Xcs
CVE-2015-5453
Watchguard XCS 9.2 and 10.0 before build 150522 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the id parameter to ADMIN/mailqueue.spl.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.587 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.573 · newest: 0.587 · change: +0.013
Affected products
- Watchguard Xcs — versions 9.2, 10.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/xcs/9/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_XCS_9_2_Se… (Vendor Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38346/ (Exploit, exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132498/Watchguard-XCS-10.0-SQL-Injection-Command-… (Exploit)
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec
- www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Watchguard-XCS-final.pdf (Exploit)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/133721/Watchguard-XCS-Remote-Command-Execution.ht… (Exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/75516 (vdb-entry)
- www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/xcs/10/en-US/EN_Release_Notes_XCS_v10_… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5453?
- CVE-2015-5453 is a vulnerability in Watchguard Xcs, classified under Command Injection. Published 2015-07-08.
- Is CVE-2015-5453 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.