CVE-2013-0143 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on QNAP NVR and NAS devices via shell metacharacters in the ping utility.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-0143?

CVE-2013-0143 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jun 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

cgi-bin/pingping.cgi on QNAP VioStor NVR devices with firmware 4.0.3, and in the Surveillance Station Pro component in QNAP NAS, allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging guest access and placing shell metacharacters in the query string.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0143?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Qnap Nas, Qnap Surveillance Station Pro, Qnap Viostor Network Video Recorder.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0143?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0143 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2013-0143 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-0143 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qfc7-8j94-8m53.

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