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CVE-2013-4984· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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 user

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.

HighCVSS 7.2 · v2.0—Weaponized No fix recorded
Published
Sep 10, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
8.1% · 95th percentile
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Action score

30

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
28 / 40 · 7.2 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 8.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sophosweb appliance

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sophos web applianceup to 3.7.9 inclusive
  • sophos web appliance3.0.0
  • sophos web appliance3.0.1
  • sophos web appliance3.0.1.1
  • sophos web appliance3.0.2
  • sophos web appliance3.0.3
  • sophos web appliance3.0.4
  • sophos web appliance3.0.5
  • sophos web appliance3.0.5.1
  • sophos web appliance3.1.0
  • sophos web appliance3.1.0.1
  • sophos web appliance3.1.1
  • sophos web appliance3.1.2
  • sophos web appliance3.1.3
  • sophos web appliance3.1.4
  • sophos web appliance3.2.1
  • sophos web appliance3.2.2
  • sophos web appliance3.2.2.1
  • sophos web appliance3.2.3
  • sophos web appliance3.2.4

Same product

sophos: all records

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    29Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Weaponized

A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.

Evidence

  • Metasploit module ×1
  • Exploit-DB entry ×2

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Exploit-DB entrylocal2013-09-17
Exploit-DB entrywebapps2013-09-09
Metasploit moduleexploit/linux/local/sophos_wpa_clear_keysSophos Web Protection Appliance clear_keys.pl Local Privilege Escalationexploit2013-09-06

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Metasploit-4 d
  2. First PoC-1 d
  3. Published
  4. TodaySep 29, 2026+4768 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
C · data can be read
Integrity
C · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
C · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
C
Integrity impact
C
Availability impact
C

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

nvd-primary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
const host = req.body.host;exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

ts
const host = req.body.host;if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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