What is CVE-2013-7070?

CVE-2013-7070 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fibranet Monitorix, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-31.

How severe is CVE-2013-7070?

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

Vulnerability in Fibranet Monitorix

CVE-2013-7070

The handle_request function in lib/HTTPServer.pm in Monitorix before 3.3.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the URI.

Published 2019-12-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.041 (90.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.041 · newest: 0.041 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Fibranet Monitorix

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

github.com/mikaku/Monitorix/issues/30 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/8 (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/mikaku/Monitorix/commit/ff80441be7089f774448dfe4b49e6fced70e71cb (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7070?: CVE-2013-7070 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Fibranet Monitorix, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-12-31.
How severe is CVE-2013-7070?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.