CVE-2013-4984

Exp

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.

Published: 2013-09-10 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-4984 is rated High Exploit Risk (77.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.77%, 92th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.59% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-4984

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
28332 exploit_db edb 2013-09-17 Exploit-DB ↗
28175 exploit_db edb 2013-09-09 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4984

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-08-27 6.17% 7.77% +1.59%
2 2025-03-30 6.90% 6.17% -0.73%
3 2025-03-29 — 6.90% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4984

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4984

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4984

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
sophos web_appliance <= 3.7.9 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.0.5 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.0.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.2.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.2.7 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.6 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.7 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.2.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.2.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.6.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.5 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.6 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.7 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.8 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.7.8.2 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sophos web_appliance 3.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4984

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