Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Sophos Web Appliance
CVE-2013-4984
Currently unrated
Key Information:
- Vendor
- Sophos
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 10 September 2013
Badges
👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC
Summary
The close_connections function in the Sophos Web Appliance allows local users to exploit shell metacharacters in its second argument, leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects versions prior to 3.7.9.1 and 3.8 prior to 3.8.1.1, potentially allowing unauthorized actions by local users.
Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)
PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.
References
EPSS Score
6% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.
Timeline
Vulnerability Reserved
- 🟡
Public PoC available
- 👾
Exploit known to exist
Vulnerability published