8.5

CVE-2014-2850: sophos web_appliance OS Command Injection

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

CVE-2014-2850 is a high (CVSS 8.5) OS Command Injection vulnerability in sophos web_appliance. EPSS estimates a 57.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 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
57.57%
0%100%
Critical · -0.12 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

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

Description

The network interface configuration page (netinterface) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2 allows remote administrators to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the address parameter.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

57.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.12 pp

From 57.70% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
57.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • 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

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