CVE-2022-23176

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access. This vulnerability impacts Fireware OS before 12.7.2_U1, 12.x before 12.1.3_U3, and 12.2.x through 12.5.x before 12.5.7_U3.

Los dispositivos WatchGuard Firebox y XTM permiten que un atacante remoto con credenciales no privilegiadas acceda al sistema con una sesión de gestión privilegiada a través del acceso de gestión expuesto. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta al sistema operativo Fireware antes de la versión 12.7.2_U1, 12.x antes de la versión 12.1.3_U3, y 12.2.x hasta 12.5.x antes de la versión 12.5.7_U3

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged credentials to access the system with a privileged management session via exposed management access.

*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

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-01-12 CVE Reserved
2022-02-24 CVE Published
2022-04-11 Exploited in Wild
2022-05-02 KEV Due Date
2024-01-10 EPSS Updated
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/watchguard-failed-to-disclose-critical-flaw-exploited-by-russian-hackers	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://securityportal.watchguard.com	2023-08-08
https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_1_3_U7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html	2023-08-08
https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html	2023-08-08
https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/12/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_12_7_2/index.html#Fireware/en-US/resolved_issues.html	2023-08-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				>= 12.0.0 < 12.1.3 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version " >= 12.0.0 < 12.1.3"		-		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				>= 12.2.0 < 12.5.7 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version " >= 12.2.0 < 12.5.7"		-		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				12.1.3 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version "12.1.3"		-		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				12.1.3 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version "12.1.3"		u1		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				12.1.3 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version "12.1.3"		u2		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				12.5.7 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version "12.5.7"		-		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				12.5.7 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version "12.5.7"		u1		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				12.5.7 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version "12.5.7"		u2		Affected
Watchguard Search vendor "Watchguard"		Fireware Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware"				12.7.2 Search vendor "Watchguard" for product "Fireware" and version "12.7.2"		-		Affected