What is CVE-2013-5223?

CVE-2013-5223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dsl-2760u, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2013-11-19.

How severe is CVE-2013-5223?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2013-5223 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-5223 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

XSS in Dlink Dsl-2760u

CVE-2013-5223

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in D-Link DSL-2760U Gateway (Rev. E1) allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) ntpServer1 parameter to sntpcfg.cgi, username parameter to (2) dd…

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.336 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Dlink Dsl-2760u — versions e1
Dlink Dsl-2760u_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-25. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-15.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-5223?: CVE-2013-5223 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dsl-2760u, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2013-11-19.
How severe is CVE-2013-5223?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2013-5223 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2013-5223 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25), indicating it is being actively exploited. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.