CVE-2015-2857 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Accellion File Transfer Appliances by injecting shell metacharacters into the oauth_token parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-2857?

CVE-2015-2857 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2857?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Accellion File Transfer Appliance.

How do I fix CVE-2015-2857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-2857 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-2015-2857 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-2857 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2qg2-967q-rc49.

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