CVE-2015-2857

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: August 22, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html

Source: cret@cert.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth

Source: cret@cert.org

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

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/

Source: cret@cert.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37597/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

84.2%

100th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-77

Affected Vendors

accellion

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