CVE-2017-14615 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2017-14615?

CVE-2017-14615 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Watchguard Fireware, published on 20 Sep 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An FBX-5313 issue was discovered in WatchGuard Fireware before 12.0. When a failed login attempt is made to the login endpoint of the XML-RPC interface, if JavaScript code, properly encoded to be consumed by XML parsers, is embedded as value of the user element, the code will be rendered in the context of any logged in user in the Web UI visiting "Traffic Monitor" sections "Events" and "All." As a side effect, no further events will be visible in the Traffic Monitor until the device is restarted.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14615?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Watchguard Fireware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-14615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2017-14615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-14615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Watchguard Fireware

• CVE-2022-26318 WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Appliances Arbitrary Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2025-14733 WatchGuard Firebox Out of Bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.3
• CVE-2025-9242 WatchGuard Firebox Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.3
• CVE-2022-23176 WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-31789 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 9.8

All Watchguard Fireware vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-vgjf-cq8h-569f.