XXE in Watchguard Fireware
CVE-2017-8056
WatchGuard Fireware v11.12.1 and earlier mishandles requests referring to an XML External Entity (XXE), in the XML-RPC agent. This causes the Firebox wgagent process to crash. This process crash ends all authenticated sessions to the Fireb…
Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)
EPSS: 0.114 (93.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Watchguard Fireware
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8056?
- CVE-2017-8056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Watchguard Fireware, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2017-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8056?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-8056 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.