CVE-2014-2850 Command injection in n/a
Remote administrators can execute arbitrary commands on Sophos Web Appliance via shell metacharacters in the network interface configuration page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-2850?
CVE-2014-2850 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2014. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2850?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sophos Web Appliance, Sophos Web Appliance Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2850?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-2850 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2014-2850 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-2850 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-54f3-9v6j-h9v8.