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medium 6.5

CVE-2015-2746 json

The network diagnostics tool (CommandLineServlet) in the Appliance Manager command line utility (CLU) in Websense TRITON 7.8.3 and V-Series…

published 2015-03-26 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-2836

cvss
6.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
25.4%
EPSS 25.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The network diagnostics tool (CommandLineServlet) in the Appliance Manager command line utility (CLU) in Websense TRITON 7.8.3 and V-Series appliances before 7.8.4 Hotfix 02 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "second" parameter of a command, as demonstrated by the Destination parameter in the ping command.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-36423)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

25.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-36423 Websense Appliance Manager - Command Injection webapps, 2015-03-18
  • securify.nl https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140906/command_injection_vulnerability_in_network_diagnostics_tool_of_websense_appliance_manager.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130899/Websense-Appliance-Manager-Command-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.5 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-77 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command

References

Sources

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