CVE-2015-2856 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the template function in function.inc in Accellion File Transfer Appliance devices before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the statecode cookie.

Published: 2017-10-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 56.6% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:accellion:file_transfer_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.56573.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read

History

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Subscriptions

Accellion File Transfer Appliance

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2017-10-10T13:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:24:38.943Z

Reserved: 2015-04-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-2856

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-10-10T13:29:00.247

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:24:52.527

Link: CVE-2015-2856

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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