diff --git a/scripts/common-functions b/scripts/common-functions
index d606d68..fb45223 100644
--- a/scripts/common-functions
+++ b/scripts/common-functions
@@ -58,6 +58,28 @@ cve2cvss()
     echo ${cvss##*:}
 }
 
+cve2sha()
+{
+	local arg=$1
+	sha="$(cd $VULNS_GIT_PATH; scripts/cve_search $arg 2>/dev/null | cut -d" " -f7)"
+	
+	if [ $(echo $sha | wc -c) -eq 41 ]
+	then
+		echo $sha
+	fi
+}
+
+sha2cve()
+{
+	local arg=$1
+	cve_sha="$(cd $VULNS_GIT_PATH; scripts/cve_search $arg 2>/dev/null | cut -d" " -f1,7)"
+	
+	if [ $(echo ${cve_sha##* } | wc -c) -eq 41 ]
+	then
+		echo ${cve_sha%% *}
+	fi
+}
+
 current_branch()
 {
     git branch --show-current