The Change Password dialog box (change_password) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the admin user password via a crafted request.
CVE-2014-2849
- High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 61%
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 99.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 11, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (10)
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/57706
- cve@mitrehttp://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32789
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66734
- cve@mitrehttp://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120230.aspx
- cve@mitrehttp://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-069/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/57706
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/32789
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66734
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/120230.aspx
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-14-069/
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-32789✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 10, 2014
Sophos Web Protection Appliance Interface - (Authenticated) Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/linux/http/sophos_wpa_iface_exec✓ verifiedFirst seen Apr 8, 2014
Sophos Web Protection Appliance Interface Authenticated Arbitrary Command Execution
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