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CVE-2015-5453
Watchguard XCS 9.2 and 10.0 before build 150522 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in…
Medium6.5EPSS 58.4%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 58.4% · top 0.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 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 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 38346 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132498/Watchguard-XCS-10.0-SQL-Injection-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Watchguard-XCS-final.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133721/Watchguard-XCS-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 75516 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 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 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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