WatchGuard Firebox Stored Cross-Site-Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in SIP Proxy Configuration
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the management interface of WatchGuard Firebox appliances via the SIP Proxy configuration. An authenticated remote attacker with administrator privileges could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary JavaScript code in the Firebox management interface of another management user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 12.0 to before 12.11.3 | 12.11.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| WatchGuard | Fireware OS | 12.0 to before 12.5.13 | 12.5.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Fireware OS VendorWatchGuard Affected 12.0 to before 12.11.3 Fixed in 12.11.3 Patch available CNA
- Fireware OS VendorWatchGuard Affected 12.0 to before 12.5.13 Fixed in 12.5.13 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | WatchGuard |
- cpe:2.3:o:watchguard:fireware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·WatchGuard
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Fireware OS (WatchGuard) Fixed in 12.11.3
- Fix · CNA Fireware OS (WatchGuard) Fixed in 12.5.13
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
WatchGuard Fireware OS 12.11.3
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-06366 WatchGuard Firebox Authentication Portal Request Smuggling VulnerabilityPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6947
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gwm6-fv92-g69q
References
More WatchGuard vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-09698 On WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances, an unauthenticated user can execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-13451 WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-08474 WatchGuard Firebox iked Out of Bounds Write Vulnerability KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2022-07330 WatchGuard Firebox and XTM appliances allow a remote attacker with unprivileged… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-19293 A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Panda Security VPN for Windows prior to version v15.14.8… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2015-04587 Watchguard XCS 9.2 and 10.0 before build 150522 allow remote authenticated users to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-6947 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-6947 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gwm6-fv92-g69q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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