CVE-2014-2849 EXPLOIT
8.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 60.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The Change Password dialog box (change_password) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the admin user password via a crafted request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 60.32% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-04-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sophos | web appliance |
| sophos | web appliance firmware |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Sophos Web Protection Appliance Interface - (Authenticated) Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2014-04-10 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57706
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66734
- http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120230.aspx
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-069/
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57706
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32789
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66734
- http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120230.aspx
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-069/
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