What is CVE-2013-5979?

CVE-2013-5979 is a vulnerability in Xibosignage Xibo, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2013-10-02.

Is CVE-2013-5979 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Xibosignage Xibo

CVE-2013-5979

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spring Signage Xibo 1.2.x before 1.2.3 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter to index.php.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2013-10-02 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.181 (97.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.181 · newest: 0.181 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xibosignage Xibo — versions 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 1.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-5979?: CVE-2013-5979 is a vulnerability in Xibosignage Xibo, classified under Path Traversal. Published 2013-10-02.
Is CVE-2013-5979 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.