5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-8055
WatchGuard Fireware Information Disclosure
Description

WatchGuard Fireware allows user enumeration, e.g., in the Firebox XML-RPC login handler. A login request that contains a blank password sent to the XML-RPC agent in Fireware v11.12.1 and earlier returns different responses for valid and invalid usernames. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to enumerate valid usernames on an affected Firebox.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2017, 10:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-8055 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Watchguard fireware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-8055.

URL Resource
http://watchguardsupport.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000KlGSAU Vendor Advisory
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142177/watchguardfbxtm-xxeinject.txt Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.sidertia.com/Home/Community/Blog/2017/04/17/Fixed-the-Fireware-Vulnerabilities-discovered-by-Sidertia Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/11/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_11_12_2/index.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-8055 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-8055 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 CWE-203
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 27, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.sidertia.com/Home/Community/Blog/2017/04/17/Fixed-the-Fireware-Vulnerabilities-discovered-by-Sidertia No Types Assigned https://www.sidertia.com/Home/Community/Blog/2017/04/17/Fixed-the-Fireware-Vulnerabilities-discovered-by-Sidertia Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://watchguardsupport.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000KlGSAU No Types Assigned http://watchguardsupport.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000KlGSAU Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/11/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_11_12_2/index.html No Types Assigned https://www.watchguard.com/support/release-notes/fireware/11/en-US/EN_ReleaseNotes_Fireware_11_12_2/index.html Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142177/watchguardfbxtm-xxeinject.txt No Types Assigned https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/142177/watchguardfbxtm-xxeinject.txt Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:11.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.38 }} 0.02%

score

0.73352

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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