# CVE-2013-3576: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in HP System Management Homepage.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 14 Jun 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hrgp-q76p-hx87

## What is CVE-2013-3576?

CVE-2013-3576 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 14 Jun 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

ginkgosnmp.inc in HP System Management Homepage (SMH) allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the PATH_INFO to smhutil/snmpchp.php.en.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3576?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp System Management Homepage.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3576?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3576 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3576 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3576 exists.

Public exploit code:

- HP System Management Homepage JustGetSNMPQueue Command Injection (metasploit)
- HP System Management Homepage - JustGetSNMPQueue Command Injection (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Hp System Management Homepage

- [CVE-2012-2012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2012/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1541/): Unspecified vulnerability in HP System Management Homepage (SMH) before 6.3 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-1995](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1995/): HPE System Management Homepage before 7.5.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2012-2014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2014/): Other in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2012-2015](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2015/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3576 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3576 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Hp System Management Homepage, published on 14 Jun 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-2013-3576 exists.

Affected product: Hp System Management Homepage. 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-2013-3576/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3576/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3576
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3576
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3576

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