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TI-2013-04361 Aliases CVE-2013-4984GHSA-j4hc-vcc8-346x

The close_connections function in /opt/cma/bin/clear_keys.pl in Sophos Web Appliance…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass, Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264 and CWE-78.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08128 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 76

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.7.9VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.1.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.4VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.5.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0VulnerableSophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.7.9 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
Show 66 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.0.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1.4VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.4VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.5VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.6VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.7VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.3.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.4VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.5VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.5.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.6VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3.6.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.3.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.4VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.5VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.6VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.7VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.8VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.1.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.4VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.5VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5.6VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.1.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2.4.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.2.4.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.4VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.4.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6.4.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.3VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.4VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.5VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.6VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.7VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.8VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.8.1VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7.8.2VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.0VulnerableSophos
cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8.1VulnerableSophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.0.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.5 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.6 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.7 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.6 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.5 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.6 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.7 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.8 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.5 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5.6 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.1.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2.4.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.2.4.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.4.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.6.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6.4.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.3 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.4 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.5 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.6 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.7 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.8 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.8.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.7.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.8.2 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·Sophos
  • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:web_appliance:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8.1 Vulnerable ·Sophos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4984
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j4hc-vcc8-346x

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-01568 Command injection in Sophos Web Appliance KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-02285 The Change Password dialog box (change_password) in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.8.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2014-02286 The network interface configuration page (netinterface) in Sophos Web Appliance before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2013-02325 Directory traversal vulnerability in patience.cgi in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.8.2… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
  • TI-2017-04046 In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, a section of the machine's interface… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-16494 Reflected cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in Sophos Web Appliance… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.8
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Sources

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