CVE-2017-14616
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An FBX-5312 issue was discovered in WatchGuard Fireware before 12.0. If a login attempt is made in the XML-RPC interface with an XML message containing an empty member element, the wgagent crashes, logging out any user with a session opened in the UI. By continuously executing the failed login attempts, UI management of the device becomes impossible.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540427cnnvd
- https://www.sidertia.com/Home/Community/Blog/2017/09/18/Fixed-Fireware-XXE-DOS-and-stored-XSS-vulnerabilities-discovered-by-Sidertiacnnvd
- https://www.watchguard.com/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540427enisa_euvd
- https://www.sidertia.com/Home/Community/Blog/2017/09/18/Fixed-Fireware-XXE-DOS-and-stored-XSS-vulnerabilities-discovered-by-Sidertiaenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540427Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://www.sidertia.com/Home/Community/Blog/2017/09/18/Fixed-Fireware-XXE-DOS-and-stored-XSS-vulnerabilities-discovered-by-SidertiaExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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