# CVE-2013-3502: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands and access sensitive information in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise via the monarch_scan.cgi script.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 May 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hxf2-jwm7-w733

## What is CVE-2013-3502?

CVE-2013-3502 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 May 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

monarch_scan.cgi in the MONARCH component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands, and consequently obtain sensitive information, by leveraging a JOSSO SSO cookie.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3502?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Gwos Groundwork Monitor.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3502 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3502 exists.

Public exploit code:

- GroundWork monarch_scan.cgi OS Command Injection (metasploit)
- GroundWork - 'monarch_scan.cgi' OS Command Injection (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-3499](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3499/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-3500](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3500/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-3506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3506/): Code injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-3513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3513/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2013-3508](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3508/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3502 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3502 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 May 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3502 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3502/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3502/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3502
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3502
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3502

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3502/
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