WatchGuard Firebox/XTM up to 12.1.3/12.5.9/12.8.0 permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM up to 12.1.3/12.5.9/12.8.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to permission. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-31791. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WatchGuard Firebox and XTM up to 12.1.3/12.5.9/12.8.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a local attacker (that has already obtained shell access) to elevate their privileges and execute code with root permissions. This is fixed in Fireware OS 12.8.1, 12.5.10, and 12.1.4.

The weakness was shared 09/07/2022 as wgsa-2022-0001. The advisory is shared at watchguard.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-31791 since 05/27/2022. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 12.1.4, 12.5.10 or 12.8.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Permission
CWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firebox/XTM 12.1.4/12.5.10/12.8.1

Timelineinfo

05/27/2022 🔍
09/07/2022 +103 days 🔍
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10/13/2022 +36 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wgsa-2022-0001
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-31791 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-31791
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-207989

Entryinfo

Created: 09/07/2022 16:29
Updated: 10/13/2022 17:06
Changes: 09/07/2022 16:29 (40), 10/13/2022 17:06 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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