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CVE-2025-0178 Detail

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an attacker to manipulate the value of the HTTP Host header in requests sent to the Web UI. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to redirect users to malicious websites, poison the web cache, or inject malicious JavaScript into responses sent by the Web UI. This issue affects Fireware OS: from 12.0 up to and including 12.11.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.

Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.
CVSS-B 5.1 MEDIUM
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-psirt/advisory/wgsa-2025-00003 WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-0178
NVD Published Date:
02/14/2025
NVD Last Modified:
02/14/2025
Source:
WatchGuard Technologies, Inc.