PT-2013-5315 · Sophos · Sophos Web Appliance

Published 2013-09-10 · Updated 2016-11-08 · CVE-2013-4984

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sophos Web Appliance versions prior to 3.7.9.1 Sophos Web Appliance version 3.8 before 3.8.1.1

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in the second argument passed to the close connections function in the /opt/cma/bin/clear keys.pl script.

Recommendations For Sophos Web Appliance versions prior to 3.7.9.1, update to version 3.7.9.1 or later. For Sophos Web Appliance version 3.8 before 3.8.1.1, update to version 3.8.1.1 or later.

Exploit

Fix

OS Command Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

CWE-78

Related Identifiers

CVE-2013-4984

Affected Products

Sophos Web Appliance

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/sophos_wpa_clear_keys.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/28175 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://coresecurity.com/advisories/sophos-web-protection-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/28332 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4984 · Security Note
• http://sophos.com/en-us/support/knowledgebase/119773.aspx · Note