CVE-2015-5082 describes a critical command injection vulnerability in Endian Firewall versions prior to 3.0, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw arises from insufficient sanitization of the NEW_PASSWORD_1 or NEW_PASSWORD_2 parameters in the cgi-bin/chpasswd.cgi script. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including multiple Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite a lack of widespread community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:endian_firewall:endian_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.