CVE-2014-2850 describes an authenticated arbitrary command execution vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance versions prior to 3.8.2. Remote administrators can inject shell metacharacters into the 'address' parameter on the network interface configuration page, leading to command execution. This vulnerability is highly severe, with a CVSS score of 8.5, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity but complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 3.8.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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