PT-2019-7837 · Watchguard · Watchguard Fireware

Published 2019-08-23 · Updated 2019-08-26 · CVE-2016-6154

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Watchguard Fireware version 11.11

Description The issue concerns a reflected XSS in the authentication applet, which can also lead to an open redirect.

Recommendations For Watchguard Fireware version 11.11, consider disabling the authentication applet as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Restrict access to the authentication applet to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Open Redirect

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-601

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6154

Affected Products

Watchguard Fireware

References · 3

• 🔥 https://sec-1.com/blog/2016/sec-1-advisory-reflected-cross-site-scripting-open-redirect-watchguard-fireware-v11-11 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6154 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6154 · Vendor Advisory