Is CVE-2013-2642 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-2642 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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

CVE-2013-2642 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-2642

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 6.9%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-78
EPSS score: 6.9% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-2581)
Published: March 18, 2014
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-2581 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sophos / web appliance
sophos / web appliance firmware

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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