CVE-2015-5453: watchguard xcs Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-5453 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Command Injection vulnerability in watchguard xcs. EPSS estimates a 58.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 08-07-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-77Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.