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critical 10.0

CVE-2013-4983 in the critical feed json

The get_referers function in /opt/ws/bin/sblistpack in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.9.1 and 3.8 before 3.8.1.1 allows remote attackers t…

published 2013-09-10 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2013-4827

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
90.1%
EPSS 90.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.7%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

The get_referers function in /opt/ws/bin/sblistpack in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.9.1 and 3.8 before 3.8.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the domain parameter to end-user/index.php.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/linux/http/sophos_wpa_sblistpack_exec)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

90.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/linux/http/sophos_wpa_sblistpack_exec Sophos Web Protection Appliance sblistpack Arbitrary Command Execution metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2013-09-06
  • EDB-28334 Sophos Web Protection Appliance - 'sblistpack' Arbitrary Command Execution (Metasploit) remote, 2013-09-17
  • EDB-28175 Sophos Web Protection Appliance - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2013-09-09
  • coresecurity.com http://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/sophos-web-protection-appliance-multiple-vulnerabilities referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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