RCE in Sophos Web Appliance
CVE-2013-4984
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.081 (94.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.081 · newest: 0.081 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sophos Web Appliance — versions 3.0.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.1.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sophos-web-protection-appliance-multiple-vulner… (Technical Description, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/119773.aspx (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2013-4984?
- CVE-2013-4984 is a vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance, classified under OS Command Injection. Published 2013-09-10.
- Is CVE-2013-4984 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.