CVE-2013-0143
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedcgi-bin/pingping.cgi on QNAP VioStor NVR devices with firmware 4.0.3, and in the Surveillance Station Pro component in QNAP NAS, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging guest access and placing shell metacharacters in the query string.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in cgi-bin/pingping.cgi on QNAP VioStor NVR devices (firmware 4.0.3) and Surveillance Station Pro allows remote authenticated users (including guest accounts) to execute arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the query string.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 4.0.3all versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the QNAP product typeAccess the admin interface or check the device model to confirm whether the system is a QNAP VioStor NVR, runs Surveillance Station Pro, or is a QNAP NAS. Look at the device dashboard or system information page.Affected if The device is a QNAP VioStor NVR, Surveillance Station Pro, or QNAP NAS
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Check the firmware versionIn the admin interface, go to System Settings > System > Firmware Version (or similar path depending on product). Record the exact version number displayed.Affected if The firmware is version 4.0.3 for VioStor NVR, or any version for Surveillance Station Pro or QNAP NAS (all versions are affected)
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Verify the vulnerable CGI script existsAttempt to access the URI /cgi-bin/pingping.cgi on the device web server. This can be done via a web browser request or command-line tool like curl: curl -k https://<device-ip>/cgi-bin/pingping.cgiAffected if The pingping.cgi script returns any response (even an error) indicating it exists and is reachable
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Check if authentication is enabledIn the admin interface, go to System Settings > General > Security or Account settings. Verify whether user accounts are enabled, particularly the guest account. Check if anonymous/guest access is permitted.Affected if Any authenticated access is possible, including guest accounts, as the vulnerability can be exploited by any valid user
If the device is a QNAP VioStor NVR, Surveillance Station Pro, or QNAP NAS with the pingping.cgi script accessible to authenticated or guest users, the environment is affected by this command injection vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataDisable guest access immediately; apply vendor firmware updates when available; if no patch exists, disable or restrict access to the vulnerable CGI script via web server configuration.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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