What is CVE-2013-3738?

CVE-2013-3738 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zabbix, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2013-3738?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-3738 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Zabbix

CVE-2013-3738

A File Inclusion vulnerability exists in Zabbix 2.0.6 due to inadequate sanitization of request strings in CGI scripts, which could let a remote malicious user execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.031 (86.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Zabbix — versions 2.0.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-3738?: CVE-2013-3738 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Zabbix, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2013-3738?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-3738 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.