{"uuid": "83bd7fa1-47b3-439d-bb2a-af87f4cc5bff", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2015-5453", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"x64\", \"author\": [\"Daniel Jensen \"], \"autofilter_ports\": [80, 8080, 443, 8000, 8888, 8880, 8008, 3000, 8443], \"autofilter_services\": [\"http\", \"https\"], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module exploits two separate vulnerabilities found in the Watchguard XCS virtual\\n          appliance to gain command execution. By exploiting an unauthenticated SQL injection, a\\n          remote attacker may insert a valid web user into the appliance database, and get access\\n          to the web interface. On the other hand, a vulnerability in the web interface allows the\\n          attacker to inject operating system commands as the 'nobody' user.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2015-06-29\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:59:31 +0000\", \"name\": \"Watchguard XCS Remote Command Execution\", \"needs_cleanup\": true, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"repeatable-session\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"ioc-in-logs\", \"artifacts-on-disk\", \"config-changes\"], \"Stability\": [\"crash-safe\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec.rb\", \"platform\": \"BSD\", \"post_auth\": true, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"freebsd/http/watchguard_cmd_exec\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2015-5453\", \"URL-http://security-assessment.com/files/documents/advisory/Watchguard-XCS-final.pdf\"], \"rport\": 443, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Watchguard XCS 9.2/10.0\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:48:18.467230Z"}