CVE-2015-2857

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

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:accellion:file_transfer_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-08-22 15:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2015-2857

Mitre link : CVE-2015-2857

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-2857

JSON object : View

Products Affected

accellion

file_transfer_appliance

CWE

CWE-77

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

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