CVE-2015-2857 EXPLOIT
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 84.2% (pctl 100)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 84.18% — more likely to be exploited than 100% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-77 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-08-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| accellion | file transfer appliance |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Accellion FTA - getStatus verify_oauth_token Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-07-13 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html
- http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/
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