CVE-2013-6041
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 · uneditedindex.php in Softaculous Webuzo before 2.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a SOFTCookies sid cookie within a login action.
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 confidenceSoftaculous Webuzo before version 2.1.4 contains a command injection vulnerability in index.php where the SOFTCookies sid cookie parameter in the login action is not properly sanitized before being passed to a shell execution context, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands via metacharacters.
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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<= 2.1.3= 2.1.0= 2.1.1= 2.1.2CVSS 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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Identify Softaculous Webuzo versionCheck the Webuzo admin panel or version file for the installed version number. Common locations include the admin dashboard or /usr/local/webuzo or similar installation directories.Affected if The installed version is 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, or any version 2.1.3 or earlier.
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Verify the login endpoint is accessibleConfirm that the Webuzo login page at index.php?act=login is reachable over the network or locally.Affected if The login endpoint is exposed and accessible to the attacker.
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Check SOFTCookies parameter handlingInspect the index.php file and associated login handling code for how the sid cookie parameter is processed. Look for shell execution functions (exec, shell_exec, passthru, system) that use the cookie value without sanitization.Affected if The sid cookie parameter from SOFTCookies is passed directly to a shell execution function without proper escaping or validation.
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Review cookie-based session handlingExamine the session management code in index.php to determine if the sid value from the SOFTCookies cookie is used in any command execution context.Affected if The sid parameter is used in any shell command or execution context without input validation.
A user is affected if Softaculous Webuzo version 2.1.3 or earlier is installed and the login endpoint is accessible, with the sid cookie parameter being passed to shell execution functions without sanitization.
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 dataUpgrade Softaculous Webuzo to version 2.1.4 or later, which contains the patch for this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, consider restricting access to the login endpoint at the network level as a temporary measure.
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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
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