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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 18, 2014· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2013-2642

CVE-2013-2642

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.

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Affected products

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  • Sophos/Web Appliance2 versions
    cpe:2.3:h:sophos:web_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:h:sophos:web_appliance:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: <3.7.8.2
  • Sophos/Web Appliance Firmware
    cpe:2.3:o:sophos:web_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: <=3.7.8.1

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