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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2025-0178

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an attacker with network access to manipulate the value of the HTTP Host header in requests sent to the Web UI.

MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 0.24%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.24%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in WatchGuard Fireware OS allows an attacker with network access 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.

CVSS 4.0
5.1 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS
0.24% probability · 15th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
watchguard/fireware
Source
5d1c2695-1a31-4499-88ae-e847036fd7e3

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.