CVE-2015-2857
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute...
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-2857- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.
- Record
CVE-2015-2857- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-2945 No score
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2015-2945- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qg2-967q-rc49
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute...
Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in the oauth_token parameter.
- Record
GHSA-2qg2-967q-rc49- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Accellion FTA - getStatus verify_oauth_token Command Execution (Metasploit) | 2015-07-13 |
| Metasploit | Accellion FTA 'statecode' Cookie Arbitrary File Read | 2015-07-10 |
| Metasploit | Accellion FTA getStatus verify_oauth_token Command Execution | 2015-07-10 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-2857 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Accellion File Transfer Appliance, published August 22, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.2%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/132665/Accellion-FTA-getStatus-verify_oauth_token-Command-Execution.html
rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/accellion_fta_getstatus_oauth
community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2015/07/10/r7-2015-08-accellion-file-transfer-appliance-vulnerabilities-cve-2015-2856-cve-2015-2857
exploit-db.com/exploits/37597
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2857
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2qg2-967q-rc49