CVE-2013-3509
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 · uneditedhtml/System-NeDi.php in the NeDi component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the scan functionality in the System / NeDi menu.
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 confidenceThis is a command injection vulnerability in the NeDi component of GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0. The html/System-NeDi.php script fails to properly sanitize user input in the scan functionality, allowing authenticated users to inject shell metacharacters and execute arbitrary operating system commands.
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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= 6.7.0CVSS 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 GroundWork Monitor installation and versionLocate the GroundWork Monitor installation directory and check the version. Common paths include /usr/local/groundwork/ or /opt/groundwork/. Look for version files or check the about/STATUS page in the web interface.Affected if The installed version is exactly 6.7.0 (GroundWork Monitor Enterprise)
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Verify NeDi component script existsCheck for the presence of html/System-NeDi.php in the GroundWork Monitor web directory. Common path: /usr/local/groundwork/htdocs/html/System-NeDi.phpAffected if The file html/System-NeDi.php exists in the installation
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Confirm NeDi scan functionality is accessibleVerify the NeDi scanning feature is enabled and accessible through the web interface. Check if authenticated users can access the System-NeDi.php page via the web server.Affected if The NeDi scan functionality is enabled and reachable via the web interface
You are affected if GroundWork Monitor Enterprise version 6.7.0 is installed with the NeDi component and its scan functionality accessible to authenticated users.
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 dataImplement strict input validation and sanitization for all user-supplied parameters in the NeDi scan functionality, avoiding shell execution where possible. Consider using parameterized commands or whitelisting allowed values.
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