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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-2641

Directory traversal vulnerability in patience.cgi in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.8.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the id parameter.

EXPLOITMEDIUM 5.0EPSS 71.0%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 71.0%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in patience.cgi in Sophos Web Appliance before 3.7.8.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the id parameter.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS
70.99% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 8 April 2013
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-22
Affected
sophos/web appliance firmware · sophos/web appliance
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%38%75%4 November 2026: 70.99%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 71.0% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-24932source ↗Sophos Web Protection Appliance 3.7.8.1 - Multiple Vulnerabilitieslinux · SEC Consultwebapps8 April 2013no

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