CVE-2015-5453 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 57.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 57.31% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-77 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-07-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| watchguard | xcs |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Watchguard XCS - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-09-28 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132498/Watchguard-XCS-10.0-SQL-Injection-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133721/Watchguard-XCS-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Watchguard-XCS-final.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75516
- 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
- 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
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38346/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132498/Watchguard-XCS-10.0-SQL-Injection-Command-Execution.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133721/Watchguard-XCS-Remote-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Watchguard-XCS-final.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75516
- 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
- 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
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38346/
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD