CVE-2014-2849· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

The Change Password dialog box (change_password) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2 allows remote authenticated users to change the admin

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.

HighCVSS 8.5 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded

Published: Apr 11, 2014
Updated: Jun 16, 2026
EPSS: 60.3% · 99th percentile
CWE: CWE-264

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CVSS: 34 / 40 · 8.5 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 18 / 30 · 60.3%

Affected systems

Vendor	Product	CPE
sophos	web appliance firmware	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance_firmware
sophos	web appliance	cpe:2.3:h:sophos:web_appliance

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

sophos web applianceall versions
sophos web appliance firmwareup to 3.8.1.1 inclusive
sophos web appliance firmware3.0.0
sophos web appliance firmware3.0.1
sophos web appliance firmware3.0.1.1
sophos web appliance firmware3.0.2
sophos web appliance firmware3.0.3
sophos web appliance firmware3.0.4
sophos web appliance firmware3.0.5
sophos web appliance firmware3.0.5.1
sophos web appliance firmware3.1.0
sophos web appliance firmware3.1.0.1
sophos web appliance firmware3.1.1
sophos web appliance firmware3.1.2
sophos web appliance firmware3.1.3
sophos web appliance firmware3.1.4
sophos web appliance firmware3.2.1
sophos web appliance firmware3.2.2
sophos web appliance firmware3.2.2.1
sophos web appliance firmware3.2.3

Same product

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Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

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Evidence

Metasploit module ×1
Exploit-DB entry ×1

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Public exploit evidence
Source	Kind	Date
Exploit-DB entry	remote	2014-04-10
Metasploit module	exploit/linux/http/sophos_wpa_iface_execSophos Web Protection Appliance Interface Authenticated Arbitrary Command Executionexploit	2014-04-08

Research context

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Timeline

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MetasploitApr 8, 2014-3 d
First PoCApr 10, 2014-1 d
PublishedApr 11, 2014
TodaySep 29, 2026+4554 d

EPSS, last 120 days-1% in 7 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

SophosBugcrowd · paid · up to $80,000

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Technical details

Attack conditions

No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: none
Integrity: C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: C · the service can be disrupted

Attack complexity: Low
Confidentiality impact: None
Integrity impact: C
Availability impact: C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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