Auth bypass in Sophos Enterprise Console
CVE-2014-2005
Sophos Disk Encryption (SDE) 5.x in Sophos Enterprise Console (SEC) 5.x before 5.2.2 does not enforce intended authentication requirements for a resume action from sleep mode, which allows physically proximate attackers to obtain desktop access by leveraging the absence of a login screen.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sophos Enterprise Console — versions 5.1, 5.2, 5.2.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2014-000061 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/121066.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN63940326/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/68169 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2005?
- CVE-2014-2005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sophos Enterprise Console, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2014-06-25.
- How severe is CVE-2014-2005?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.