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CVE-2015-5082 in the critical feed json

Endian Firewall before 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) NEW_PASSWORD_1 or (2)…

published 2015-09-28 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-5097

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
69.9%
EPSS 69.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
4
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Endian Firewall before 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) NEW_PASSWORD_1 or (2) NEW_PASSWORD_2 parameter to cgi-bin/chpasswd.cgi.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/efw_chpasswd_exec)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

69.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/efw_chpasswd_exec Endian Firewall Proxy Password Change Command Injection metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2015-06-28
  • EDB-38096 Endian Firewall - Password Change Command Injection (Metasploit) remote, 2015-09-07
  • EDB-37428 Endian Firewall < 3.0.0 - OS Command Injection (Metasploit) remote, 2015-06-29
  • EDB-37426 Endian Firewall < 3.0.0 - OS Command Injection remote, 2015-06-29
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133469/Endian-Firewall-Proxy-Password-Change-Command-Injection.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

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

References

Sources

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