Is CVE-2014-2849 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2849 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2849?

CVE-2014-2849 has a CVSS score of 8.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2014-2849?

Patch guidance is available from sophos security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2014-2849.

CVE-2014-2849 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2014-2849?

79 products: sophos web appliance firmware, sophos web appliance firmware, sophos web appliance firmware, sophos web appliance firmware, sophos web appliance firmware, and 74 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: single
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-264

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SOPHOS
Published: 4/11/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

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Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD