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CVE-2025-0178

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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.1, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity though user interaction is required and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 28 products from watchguard, from watchguard, from watchguard and 25 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2025-02-14T14:15:32.403

Last Modified

2026-03-02T19:07:18.140

Status

Analyzed

Source

5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.1 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-20
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System watchguard fireware < 12.5.13 Yes
Hardware watchguard firebox_t15 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t35 * No
Operating System watchguard fireware < 12.11.1 Yes
Hardware watchguard firebox_m270 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m290 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m370 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m390 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m440 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m4600 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m470 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m4800 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m5600 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m570 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m5800 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m590 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m670 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_m690 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_nv5 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t20 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t25 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t40 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t45 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t55 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t70 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t80 * No
Hardware watchguard firebox_t85 * No
Hardware watchguard fireboxcloud * No
Hardware watchguard fireboxv * No
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For watchguard's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.