Skip to main content

Groundwork Monitor CVE-2013-3499

HIGH
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)
2013-05-08 cve@mitre.org
7.5
CVSS 2.0 · NVD
View

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Permission and access control
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.86%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.9% exploitation probability (EPSS)

Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.

Alert me

AnalysisAI

GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 performs authentication on the basis of the HTTP Referer header, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges or access files via a crafted. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affects your stack

Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 performs authentication on the basis of the HTTP Referer header, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges or access files via a crafted header. Affected products include: Gwos Groundwork Monitor.

Know when Groundwork Monitor gets its next vulnerability

  • Watch products and get an email when something new is published
  • Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
  • Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources

No credit card · 7-day full trial

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality
P
Integrity
P
Availability
P

DescriptionCVE.org

GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 performs authentication on the basis of the HTTP Referer header, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative privileges or access files via a crafted header.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.9%
Top 25% exploitable
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.9%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

39
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:gwos:groundwork_monitor:6.7.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2013-3502 MEDIUM POC
6.5 May 08

monarch_scan.cgi in the MONARCH component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to ex

CVE-2013-3506 HIGH
7.5 May 08

cgi-bin/performance/perfchart.cgi in the Performance component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 does not properly

CVE-2013-3500 HIGH
7.5 May 08

The Foundation webapp admin interface in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 uses the nagios account as the owner of wri

CVE-2013-3513 MEDIUM
6.8 May 08

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in the Noma component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0

CVE-2013-3512 MEDIUM
6.5 May 08

The Cacti component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 does not properly perform authorization checks, which allows

CVE-2013-3510 MEDIUM
6.5 May 08

Multiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allow remote authenticated users to execut

CVE-2013-3509 MEDIUM
6.5 May 08

html/System-NeDi.php in the NeDi component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to e

CVE-2013-3508 MEDIUM
6.5 May 08

html/System-Files.php in the System File Overview feature in the NeDi component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 a

CVE-2013-3511 MEDIUM
5.8 May 08

Open redirect vulnerability in the NeDi component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allows remote attackers to redi

CVE-2013-3504 MEDIUM
5.5 May 08

Directory traversal vulnerability in monarch.cgi in the MONARCH component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allows

CVE-2013-3501 MEDIUM
4.3 May 08

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allow remote attackers to inj

CVE-2013-3507 MEDIUM
4.0 May 08

The NeDi component in GroundWork Monitor Enterprise 6.7.0 allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive informat

This site uses cookies essential for authentication and security. No tracking or analytics cookies are used. Privacy Policy