8.5

CVE-2014-2849: sophos web_appliance

CVSS: 8.5v2.0HighModified
Published 11-04-2014Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-2849 is a high (CVSS 8.5) vulnerability in sophos web_appliance. EPSS estimates a 60.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
56/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
60.93%
0%100%
Critical · +0.61 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 11-04-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

60.93%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.61 pp

From 60.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
60.93%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremoteunixVerified

    Sophos Web Protection Appliance Interface - (Authenticated) Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Sophos Web Protection Appliance Interface Authenticated Arbitrary Command Execution

    exploit/linux/http/sophos_wpa_iface_exec

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sophos1 product
  • web_appliance3.7.8 | ≤ 3.8.1.1 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.5.1 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.0.1 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.2.1 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 | 3.2.7 | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.2 | 3.3.3 | 3.3.3.1 | 3.3.4 | 3.3.5 | 3.3.5.1 | 3.3.6 | 3.3.6.1 | 3.4.0 | 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.3 | 3.4.3.1 | 3.4.4 | 3.4.5 | 3.4.6 | 3.4.7 | 3.4.8 | 3.5.0 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.1.1 | 3.5.1.2 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.3 | 3.5.4 | 3.5.5 | 3.5.6 | 3.6.1 | 3.6.1.1 | 3.6.2 | 3.6.2.1 | 3.6.2.3 | 3.6.2.4.0 | 3.6.2.4.1 | 3.6.3 | 3.6.4 | 3.6.4.1 | 3.6.4.2 | 3.7.0 | 3.7.1 | 3.7.2 | 3.7.3 | 3.7.4 | 3.7.5 | 3.7.6 | 3.7.7 | 3.7.8.1 | 3.7.8.2 | 3.7.9 | 3.7.9.1 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | na

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links