RCE in Accellion File Transfer Appliance
CVE-2015-2857
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.842 (99.7th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.842 · newest: 0.842 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2857?
- CVE-2015-2857 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accellion File Transfer Appliance, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2015-2857?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-2857 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.