WatchGuard XTM up to 11.8.1 /firewall/policy/ pol_name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard XTM up to 11.8.1. It has been rated as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /firewall/policy/. The manipulation of the argument pol_name with the input "><body onload=alert(document.cookie)> leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-0338. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard XTM up to 11.8.1 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the file /firewall/policy/. The manipulation of the argument pol_name with the input value "><body onload=alert(document.cookie)> leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the firewall policy management pages in WatchGuard Fireware XTM before 11.8.3 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the pol_name parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 03/13/2014 by William Costa as File 125720 as confirmed advisory (Packetstorm). The advisory is shared at packetstormsecurity.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0338 since 12/05/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by William Costa in URL/Javascript and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as highly functional.

Upgrading to version 11.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91935), SecurityFocus (BID 66210†), Secunia (SA57335†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1029924†). kb.cert.org is providing further details. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: William Costa
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: XTM 11.8.3

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Advisory: File 125720
Researcher: William Costa
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0338 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12677
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X-Force: 91935 - WatchGuard Fireware XTM pol_name cross-site scripting, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 66210 - WatchGuard Fireware XTM 'poll_name' Parameter Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 57335 - WatchGuard Fireware XTM "pol_name" Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1029924

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2014 09:52
Updated: 04/23/2025 00:13
Changes: 03/24/2014 09:52 (56), 04/02/2019 10:02 (23), 08/18/2024 22:59 (17), 04/23/2025 00:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:B39:103

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