CVE-2014-2595
Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) 7.8.1.013 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging a permanent authentication token obtained from a query string.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.9%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Barracuda Web Application Firewall (WAF) 7.8.1.013 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging a permanent authentication token obtained from a query string.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 16.87% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 4 August 2014
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-613
- Affected
- barracuda/web application firewall
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 16.9% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127740/Barracuda-WAF-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/109782Broken Link
- https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:31004Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39278Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2595/Broken Link
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69028Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127740/Barracuda-WAF-Authentication-Bypass.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/5Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/109782Broken Link
- https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:31004Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39278Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2595/Broken Link
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69028Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.