CVE-2013-0232

high

Published 2013-03-20 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.5

Description

includes/functions.php in ZoneMinder Video Server 1.24.0, 1.25.0, and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) runState parameter in the packageControl function; or (2) key or (3) command parameter in the setDeviceStatusX10 function.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-24310 remote unix verified

Metasploit · 2013-01-24

ZoneMinder Video Server - packageControl Command Execution (Metasploit)

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Metasploit modules

exploit_unix/webapp/zoneminder_packagecontrol_exec rank 600

ZoneMinder Video Server packageControl Command Execution

Source fetch failed: fetch_error — view the original via the link above.

OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.25.0-4`
sid	Fixed	`1.25.0-4`
forky	Fixed	`1.25.0-4`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.25.0-4`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.25.0-4`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions
zoneminder	zoneminder	`1.24.0`
zoneminder	zoneminder	`1.24.1`
zoneminder	zoneminder	`1.24.2`
zoneminder	zoneminder	`1.24.3`
zoneminder	zoneminder	`1.24.4`
zoneminder	zoneminder	`1.25.0`

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.