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) ddnsmngr.cmd or (3) todmngr.tod, (4) TodUrlAdd parameter to urlfilter.cmd, (5) appName parameter to scprttrg.cmd, (6) fltName in an add action or (7) rmLst parameter in a remove action to scoutflt.cmd, (8) groupName parameter to portmapcfg.cmd, (9) snmpRoCommunity parameter to snmpconfig.cgi, (10) fltName parameter to scinflt.cmd, (11) PolicyName in an add action or (12) rmLst parameter in a remove action to prmngr.cmd, (13) ippName parameter to ippcfg.cmd, (14) smbNetBiosName or (15) smbDirName parameter to samba.cgi, or (16) wlSsid parameter to wlcfg.wl.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2013-11-19 · last modified 2026-06-16.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.508 (98.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-18.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.508 · newest: 0.508 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dsl-2760u — versions e1
Dlink Dsl-2760u Firmware

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

osvdb.org/99611 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
osvdb.org/99609 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88723 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88724 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
osvdb.org/99605 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
securityadvisories.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx (Vendor Advisory)
osvdb.org/99607 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
osvdb.org/99608 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
osvdb.org/99606 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)
osvdb.org/99610 (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.