CVE-2013-7179
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 · uneditedThe ping functionality in cgi-bin/diagnostic.cgi on Seowon Intech SWC-9100 routers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ping_ipaddr parameter.
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 confidenceThe ping functionality in cgi-bin/diagnostic.cgi on Seowon Intech SWC-9100 routers fails to sanitize shell metacharacters in the ping_ipaddr parameter, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary OS commands. This is a classic command injection vulnerability in the web-based diagnostic interface.
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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 dataall 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
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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 device modelCheck the router label, web interface header, or SNMP sysDescr for 'Seowon Intech SWC-9100' or 'SWC-9100'Affected if The device is a Seowon Intech SWC-9100 router (all versions are affected)
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Verify diagnostic.cgi is accessibleAttempt to access http://<router_ip>/cgi-bin/diagnostic.cgi in a web browser or via curl, checking for a valid HTTP responseAffected if The diagnostic.cgi script is reachable (this exposes the vulnerable ping function)
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Confirm ping functionality is presentSend a GET or POST request to diagnostic.cgi with the ping_ipaddr parameter (e.g., ping_ipaddr=127.0.0.1) and check for ping outputAffected if The ping feature responds to requests, indicating the vulnerable code path is active
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Test for command injection vulnerabilitySubmit a ping_ipaddr value containing shell metacharacters such as '127.0.0.1; id' or '127.0.0.1 | id' and examine whether command output or errors appear in the responseAffected if The response includes output from the injected command (e.g., uid=, gid=, or command error messages), indicating unsanitized input is executed
If the device is a Seowon Intech SWC-9100 and the diagnostic.cgi ping interface is accessible with unsanitized input acceptance, the environment is affected by CVE-2013-7179.
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 dataIf available, apply vendor firmware update to patch the command injection flaw; otherwise, mitigate by blocking external access to the router's web interface via firewall, or replace the end-of-life device.
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