CVE-2025-5113
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 Diviotec professional series exposes a web interface. One endpoint is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection and hardcoded passwords are used.
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 confidenceThe Diviotec professional series web interface contains a vulnerable endpoint that allows arbitrary command injection, enabling remote attackers to execute OS-level commands on the device. Additionally, hardcoded passwords are present in the system, providing an additional attack vector for authentication bypass.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS 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
- Privileges
- Low
- Authentication
- X
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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 Diviotec professional series deviceCheck the device model number, web interface banner, or system information page for 'Diviotec professional series' branding. Check DHCP fingerprints, mDNS/Bonjour service names, or HTTP headers for Diviotec identifiers.Affected if The device is confirmed to be a Diviotec professional series model with a web interface.
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Verify web interface accessibilityAttempt to access the device web interface over HTTP/HTTPS on common ports (80, 443, 8080). Check if the management portal is exposed on the network.Affected if The Diviotec web interface is reachable from a network segment where an attacker could send requests.
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Check for command injection endpoint exposureSend a test HTTP request (GET/POST) to common administrative endpoints such as /admin, /cgi-bin, /system, /diag, or /exec. Observe if the endpoint accepts and processes raw OS commands in parameters without sanitization.Affected if The device processes unsanitized input from HTTP parameters as OS commands.
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Identify hardcoded credential presenceExtract configuration backups, firmware images, or firmware filesystem dumps. Search for hardcoded password strings in plaintext or weak hash format within configuration files, scripts, or embedded binaries.Affected if Hardcoded passwords are found in device configuration or firmware files.
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Check for default credential usageReview device documentation or try common default credentials against the web login portal. Attempt authentication using known weak credential patterns.Affected if The device accepts hardcoded or default credentials for administrative access.
You are affected if you operate a Diviotec professional series device with an accessible web interface that contains exploitable command injection endpoints or uses hardcoded passwords for authentication.
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 dataUpdate to a patched firmware version that removes the command injection vulnerability and replaces hardcoded passwords with secure, unique credentials. If no patch exists, consider network segmentation to limit exposure to the web interface.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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