Is CVE-2013-2642 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2642 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-12.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-2642?

CVE-2013-2642 has a CVSS score of 9.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

How do I patch CVE-2013-2642?

Patch guidance is available from sophos security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2013-2642.

CVE-2013-2642 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2013-2642?

2 products: sophos web appliance firmware, sophos web appliance.

Description

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 Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: complete
Integrity: complete
Availability: complete
Weaknesses: CWE-78 · OS Command Injection

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SOPHOS
Published: 3/18/2014
Last Modified: 4/12/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2013-2642

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