Medium severity · published Aug 23, 2019
CVE-2016-6154
The authentication applet in Watchguard Fireware 11.11 Operating System has reflected XSS (this can also cause an open redirect)
6.1
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The authentication applet in Watchguard Fireware 11.11 Operating System has reflected XSS (this can also cause an open redirect).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Fireware · Watchguard
through 11.11 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6154
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6154
Exploit
https://www.sec-1.com/blog/2016/sec-1-advisory-reflected-cross-site-scripting-open-redirect-watchguard-fireware-v11-11
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