Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2019-25468 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability in Netgain Systems (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.3 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 48% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2019-25468 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting NetGain EM Plus version 10.1.68. The issue lies in the script_test.jsp endpoint, which processes POST requests insecurely. Unauthenticated attackers can submit malicious parameters, embedding arbitrary shell commands in the 'content' parameter, leading to command execution and retrieval of output. This flaw is classified under CWE-94 (Code Injection) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
The attack scenario targets systems exposing the script_test.jsp endpoint over the network. Unauthenticated remote attackers require no privileges, user interaction, or special access, making exploitation straightforward via crafted POST requests. Successful attacks allow full remote code execution, providing high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as running system commands to escalate control over the affected NetGain EM Plus instance.
References include a VulnCheck advisory detailing the remote code execution via script_test.jsp, an Exploit-DB proof-of-concept (exploit ID 47391), and the vendor site at netgain-systems.com. These sources confirm the vulnerability's mechanics and public exploit availability but do not specify patch details or mitigation steps in the provided information.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2019-19740
Vulnerability Data
NetGain EM Plus 10.1.68 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary system commands by submitting malicious parameters to the script_test.jsp endpoint. Attackers can send POST requests with shell commands embedded in the 'content' parameter…
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to execute code and retrieve command output.
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Mitigating Controls
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Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Developer testing and evaluation finds code paths that accept and execute externally influenced strings.
Input validation directly stops untrusted data from being used to construct executable code without neutralization.
Least privilege limits the damage an injected code fragment can perform once executed.
Requiring documented secure development standards and tools enforces use of safe code-generation APIs and escaping.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly target injection flaws via secure coding and testing (mostly), yet as a single broad outcome it leaves many code-generation specifics unaddressed (partial).
PR.DS-10 protects runtime data confidentiality/integrity but has no bearing on neutralizing externally influenced input during code generation, so neither direction shows any preventive effect.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Banning unapproved code samples and unauthenticated web services, combined with secure-coding standards and SAST, prevents the dynamic generation or inclusion of attacker-supplied code.