CRITICAL
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
Published Feb 12, 2020
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 16.87%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 7.8.1.013
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
16.87% 0.16868
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.16868
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.87% (0.16868) | 96.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 16.48% (0.16476) | 96.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 57.47% (0.57469) | 98.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 55.59% (0.55589) | 97.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 59.29% (0.59288) | 97.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 55.59% (0.55589) | 97.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 44.96% (0.44961) | 97.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 33.56% (0.33557) | 96.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 3, 2025 | 11.87% (0.11870) | 95.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 18, 2024 | 14.96% (0.14963) | 95.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 12.44% (0.12435) | 95.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 25, 2024 | 18.60% (0.18604) | 96.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2024 | 16.94% (0.16936) | 96.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 23, 2024 | 17.43% (0.17432) | 96.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 29, 2023 | 13.10% (0.13104) | 94.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 3, 2023 | 13.24% (0.13244) | 94.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 1, 2023 | 9.84% (0.09841) | 94.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.81% (0.09815) | 93.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 94.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 10.21% (0.10212) | 87.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127740/Barracuda-WAF-Authentication-Bypass.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/5 x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/109782 x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:31004 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39278 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2595/ x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69028 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127740/Barracuda-WAF-Authentication-Bypass.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Aug/5 | x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/109782 | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://vulners.com/securityvulns/SECURITYVULNS:DOC:31004 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39278 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.portcullis-security.com/security-research-and-downloads/security-advisories/cve-2014-2595/ | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69028 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Feb 12, 2020
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Mar 24, 2014
Link CVE-2014-2595
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a