Soho FirewallHardware / appliance · Watchguard

CVE-2002-1047

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2002-10-04
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The FTP service in Watchguard Soho Firewall 5.0.35a allows remote attackers to gain privileges with a correct password but an incorrect user name.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

The FTP service in Watchguard SOHO Firewall 5.0.35a contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where the system validates the password but fails to properly validate the username, allowing remote attackers to gain elevated privileges using a correct password with an incorrect username.

MitigationApply the vendor-provided patch or update to Watchguard SOHO Firewall 5.0.35a. If no patch is available, disable the FTP service until a fix can be applied, or implement additional network-level access controls to limit FTP exposure.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Soho FirewallHardware / appliance
Affected:= 5.0.35a

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the firewall device
    Determine if the target system is a Watchguard SOHO Firewall device. This is typically visible in the device label, management interface, or network identification.
    Affected if The device is a Watchguard SOHO Firewall
  2. Check the firmware version
    Access the Watchguard SOHO Firewall management interface or use the device's version check command to confirm the installed firmware version is 5.0.35a.
    Affected if The firmware version is exactly 5.0.35a
  3. Verify FTP service status
    Check if the FTP service is enabled and running on the Watchguard SOHO Firewall. This can be done through the management interface under services or by attempting a connection to the FTP port (port 21).
    Affected if The FTP service is enabled and accessible on the network
  4. Test authentication behavior (if authorized)
    If you have authorization, attempt an FTP login using any incorrect username together with a known correct password configured on the system. Observe whether access is granted despite the incorrect username.
    Affected if Login succeeds with an incorrect username but correct password, indicating the authentication bypass is present

The environment is affected if it is a Watchguard SOHO Firewall running firmware version 5.0.35a with the FTP service enabled and the authentication bypass vulnerability is present.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply the vendor-provided patch or update to Watchguard SOHO Firewall 5.0.35a. If no patch is available, disable the FTP service until a fix can be applied, or implement additional network-level access controls to limit FTP exposure.

Fix this in Soho Firewall Scoped from the published advisory
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