Connected Grid Network Management SystemApplication · Cisco
CVE-2013-1163
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 · uneditedMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in the device-management implementation in Cisco Connected Grid Network Management System (CG-NMS) allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors, aka Bug IDs CSCue14553 and CSCue38746.
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 · moderate confidenceMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities exist in the device-management component of Cisco Connected Grid Network Management System (CG-NMS). These flaws allow remote, unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary SQL commands by manipulating input fields or parameters passed to the device-management functionality, potentially exposing or modifying sensitive data in the underlying database.
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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
Connected Grid Network Management SystemApplication
all 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/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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Confirm Cisco CG-NMS installationIdentify if Cisco Connected Grid Network Management System is installed by checking for CG-NMS processes, services, or installation directories. Look for 'cisco-cgnms' or 'cg-nms' related processes or services on the system.Affected if CG-NMS is installed and running on the system
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Verify device-management component is accessibleDetermine if the device-management web interface or API endpoints are exposed. Check network listener configurations, web server settings, or firewall rules for ports/services associated with CG-NMS device management (typically ports 80, 443, or custom CG-NMS management ports).Affected if The device-management component is network-accessible either locally or remotely
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Identify exposed management interfacesReview network configuration, web server logs, or access control lists to determine if the CG-NMS management interfaces are exposed to network access. Use netstat, firewall rules, or web server configuration files to list listening services.Affected if CG-NMS management interfaces are accessible from network locations beyond localhost or restricted admin networks
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Check for unauthenticated access pathsExamine whether the device-management functionality can be reached without authentication. Test or review web server configuration to confirm if authentication is required for device-management endpoints.Affected if Device-management endpoints can be reached without successful authentication
If Cisco CG-NMS is installed with its device-management component network-accessible and reachable without authentication, the environment is likely affected by CVE-2013-1163.
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 dataApply the Cisco patch for Bug IDs CSCue14553 and CSCue38746 when available, or upgrade to a patched version of CG-NMS. As an interim control, restrict network access to the CG-NMS management interfaces and validate input sanitization on all device-management parameters.
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Scoped from the published advisory
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-1163 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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