CVE-2015-2857

Public Exploit

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.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 85.42% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory rapid7.com Third-Party Advisory rapid7.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth third party advisory exploit
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857 third party advisory exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-2857?
CVE-2015-2857 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-2857?
To fix CVE-2015-2857, 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-2015-2857 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-2857 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~85% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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