CVE-2015-2746 EXPLOIT
6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 25.4% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The network diagnostics tool (CommandLineServlet) in the Appliance Manager command line utility (CLU) in Websense TRITON 7.8.3 and V-Series appliances before 7.8.4 Hotfix 02 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "second" parameter of a command, as demonstrated by the Destination parameter in the ping command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.5 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 25.42% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-77 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2015-03-26 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| websense | triton |
| websense | v-series appliances |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Websense Appliance Manager - Command Injection | 2015-03-18 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130899/Websense-Appliance-Manager-Command-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/104
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534910/100/0/threaded
- http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/October-2014-Hotfix-Summary-for-Websense-Solutions
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36423/
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140906/command_injection_vulnerability_in_network_diagnostics_tool_of_websense_appliance_manager.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130899/Websense-Appliance-Manager-Command-Injection.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Mar/104
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534910/100/0/threaded
- http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/October-2014-Hotfix-Summary-for-Websense-Solutions
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36423/
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140906/command_injection_vulnerability_in_network_diagnostics_tool_of_websense_appliance_manager.html
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