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

> Stored XSS in WatchGuard Fireware allows attackers to execute JavaScript in admin sessions and disrupt Traffic Monitor visibility.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vgjf-cq8h-569f

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-14615?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26318/): WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Appliances Arbitrary Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-14733](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-14733/): WatchGuard Firebox Out of Bounds Write (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-9242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-9242/): WatchGuard Firebox Out-of-Bounds Write (critical 9.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-23176](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23176/): WatchGuard Firebox and XTM Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-31789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31789/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-14615 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Watchguard Fireware. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14615/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14615/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14615
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14615
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-14615

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14615/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.