CVE-2015-2856

HIGH

Accellion File Transfer Appliance < fta_9_11_200 - Path Traversal via Statecode Cookie

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-2856. PoCs published by hdm, including Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Accellion FTA via the 'statecode' cookie parameter to read arbitrary files. It sends a crafted HTTP request with a traversal sequence and null byte to bypass path restrictions.

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.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC
by hdm · rubypoc
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/accellion_fta_statecode_file_read.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a directory traversal vulnerability in Accellion FTA via the 'statecode' cookie parameter to read arbitrary files. It sends a crafted HTTP request with a traversal sequence and null byte to bypass path restrictions.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Accellion File Transfer Appliance (FTA) versions before FTA_9_11_210
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target Accellion FTA · SSL/TLS enabled on port 443
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.7121
EPSS Percentile 98.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (1)
accellion/file_transfer_appliance < fta_9_11_200
Published Oct 10, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026