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CVE-2017-14615

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-14615 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware before version 12.0. An attacker can embed specially crafted JavaScript in a failed login attempt to the XML-RPC interface, which then executes in the browser of any logged-in user viewing the "Traffic Monitor" section of the Web UI. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and leading to low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 11.12.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.1MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
2.7
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.95%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
57.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0095 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

seclists.org / bugtraq/2017/Sep/22
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
watchguardsupport.secure.force.com / publicKB
Vendor Advisory
sidertia.com / Home/Community/Blog/2017/09/18/Fixed-Fireware-XXE-DOS-and-stored-XSS-vulnerabilities-discovered-by-Sidertia
ExploitThird Party Advisory