CVE-2019-25441
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 · uneditedthesystem 1.0 contains a command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands by submitting malicious input to the run_command endpoint. Attackers can send POST requests with shell commands in the command parameter to execute arbitrary code on the server without authentication.
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 thesystem 1.0 application has a command injection vulnerability in the run_command endpoint. Unauthenticated attackers can submit shell commands via the command parameter in POST requests to achieve remote code execution on the server.
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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= 1.0.0CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 installed Thesystem application versionCheck the application's version information through its web interface, API endpoint, or installation files. Look for version strings indicating 1.0.0 or examine the application banner if exposed.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.0.0 (Kostasmitroglou Thesystem)
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Locate the run_command endpointSearch the application codebase or web directory for the run_command endpoint handler. Common paths may include /run_command, /api/run_command, or similar routes within the application's routing configuration.Affected if The run_command endpoint exists and is accessible in the application
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Test endpoint accessibility without authenticationSend a POST request to the run_command endpoint without any authentication headers or credentials. Inspect the HTTP response to determine if the request is processed or rejected.Affected if The endpoint processes requests without requiring authentication
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Verify command parameter processingSend a POST request to the run_command endpoint with a test value in the command parameter. Examine if the value is passed to a shell interpreter (e.g., through backticks, semicolons, or piping syntax).Affected if The command parameter accepts and processes shell metacharacters without sanitization
You are affected if Kostasmitroglou Thesystem version 1.0.0 is running and the run_command endpoint is accessible without authentication and processes shell commands from the command parameter.
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 whitelist-based filtering on all user-supplied parameters. Replace shell command execution with parameterized alternatives or safer APIs that do not invoke shell interpreters.
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