7.2

CVE-2013-4984: sophos web_appliance OS Command Injection

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighModified
Published 10-09-2013Last modified 16-09-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4984 is a high (CVSS 7.2) OS Command Injection vulnerability in sophos web_appliance. EPSS estimates a 8.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
40/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.13%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits4reference, exploit-database, metasploit

Timeline

  1. 10-09-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The close_connections function in /opt/cma/bin/clear_keys.pl in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.9.1 and 3.8 before 3.8.1.1 allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the second argument.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 8.13% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
8.13%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

4 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (coresecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    Sophos Web Protection Appliance - clear_keys.pl Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaselinuxVerified

    Sophos Web Protection Appliance - Multiple Vulnerabilities

    Maturity: poc

Show all 4 exploits
  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Sophos Web Protection Appliance clear_keys.pl Local Privilege Escalation

    exploit/linux/local/sophos_wpa_clear_keys

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Sophos1 product
  • web_appliance≤ 3.7.9 | 3.0.0 | 3.0.1 | 3.0.1.1 | 3.0.2 | 3.0.3 | 3.0.4 | 3.0.5 | 3.0.5.1 | 3.1.0 | 3.1.0.1 | 3.1.1 | 3.1.2 | 3.1.3 | 3.1.4 | 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 3.2.2.1 | 3.2.3 | 3.2.4 | 3.2.5 | 3.2.6 | 3.2.7 | 3.3.0 | 3.3.1 | 3.3.2 | 3.3.3 | 3.3.3.1 | 3.3.4 | 3.3.5 | 3.3.5.1 | 3.3.6 | 3.3.6.1 | 3.4.0 | 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 3.4.3 | 3.4.3.1 | 3.4.4 | 3.4.5 | 3.4.6 | 3.4.7 | 3.4.8 | 3.5.0 | 3.5.1 | 3.5.1.1 | 3.5.1.2 | 3.5.2 | 3.5.3 | 3.5.4 | 3.5.5 | 3.5.6 | 3.6.1 | 3.6.1.1 | 3.6.2 | 3.6.2.1 | 3.6.2.3 | 3.6.2.4.0 | 3.6.2.4.1 | 3.6.3 | 3.6.4 | 3.6.4.1 | 3.6.4.2 | 3.7.0 | 3.7.1 | 3.7.2 | 3.7.3 | 3.7.4 | 3.7.5 | 3.7.6 | 3.7.7 | 3.7.8 | 3.7.8.1 | 3.7.8.2 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links