CVE-2015-5453

Watchguard XCS - Remote Command Execution

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Watchguard XCS 9.2 y 10.0 en versiones anteriores a build 150522 permite a usuarios remotos autenticados ejecutar comandos arbitrarios a través de metacarácteres de shell en el paramétro id en ADMIN/mailqueue.spl.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-07-08 CVE Reserved
2015-07-08 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-06-04 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CAPEC

References (9)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec	X_refsource_misc
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75516	Vdb Entry
http://security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Watchguard-XCS-final.pdf

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38346	2024-08-06
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132498/Watchguard-XCS-10.0-SQL-Injection-Command-Execution.html	2024-08-06
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133721/Watchguard-XCS-Remote-Command-Execution.html	2024-08-06
http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Watchguard-XCS-final.pdf	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/xcs/10/en-US/EN_Release_Notes_XCS_v10_0_Security_Hotfix/EN_Release_Notes_XCS_v10_0_Security_Hotfix.pdf	2016-11-28
http://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/xcs/9/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_XCS_9_2_Security_Hotfix/EN_Release_Notes_XCS_v9_2_Security_Hotfix.pdf	2016-11-28

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Xcs Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Xcs"				9.2 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Xcs" and version "9.2"		-		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Xcs Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Xcs"				10.0 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Xcs" and version "10.0"		-		Affected