CVE-2014-2849

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 61.86% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory sophos.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66734 vdb entry exploit
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120230.aspx vendor advisory
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-069/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32789 exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/57706 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-2849?
CVE-2014-2849 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-2849?
To fix CVE-2014-2849, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-2849 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-2849 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~62% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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