RCE in Sophos Web Appliance
CVE-2014-2850
The network interface configuration page (netinterface) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the address parameter.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.576 (99.1th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.577 · newest: 0.576 · change: -0.001
Affected products
- Sophos Web Appliance
- Sophos Web Appliance Firmware — versions 3.7.8, 3.0.0, 3.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/66734 (vdb-entry)
- www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120230.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-069/
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32789 (Exploit, exploit)
- secunia.com/advisories/57706 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-2850?
- CVE-2014-2850 is a vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance, classified under OS Command Injection. Published 2014-04-11.
- Is CVE-2014-2850 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.