CVE-2013-2642
highpriority · attend · 49EPSS 0.069 · 94 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.8.2 allows (1) remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the client-ip parameter to the Block page, when using the user_workstation variable in a customized template, and remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (2) url parameter to the Diagnostic Tools functionality or (3) entries parameter to the Local Site List functionality.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (7)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/52814cnnvd
- http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/118969.aspxcnnvd
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130403-0_Sophos_Web_Protection_Appliance_Multiple_Vulnerabilities.txtcnnvd
- http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/118969.aspxenisa_euvd
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130403-0_Sophos_Web_Protection_Appliance_Multiple_Vulnerabilities.txtenisa_euvd
- http://www.sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/118969.aspxVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20130403-0_Sophos_Web_Protection_Appliance_Multiple_Vulnerabilities.txtExploitnvd
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