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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2014-2595 is rated High Exploit Risk (90.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 57.47%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 6 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.88% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39278 | exploit_db | edb | 2014-08-04 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-11-23 | 55.59% | 57.47% | +1.88% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 59.29% | 55.59% | -3.70% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 59.29% | — |
Full EPSS history (17 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3.1 | CRITICAL |
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3.9 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| barracuda | web_application_firewall | 7.8.1.013 | cpe:2.3:a:barracuda:web_application_firewall:7.8.1.013:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127740/Barracuda-WAF-Authentication-Bypass.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/5 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.osvdb.org/109782 | Broken Link |
| https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:31004 | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39278 | Exploit 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/69028 | Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |