What is CVE-2013-7487?

CVE-2013-7487 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swann Dvr04b, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2013-7487?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Swann Dvr04b

CVE-2013-7487

On Swann DVR04B, DVR08B, DVR-16CIF, and DVR16B devices, raysharpdvr application has a vulnerable call to “system”, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via TCP port 9000.

Published 2020-03-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

console-cowboys.blogspot.com/2013/01/swann-song-dvr-insecurity.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-7487?: CVE-2013-7487 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Swann Dvr04b, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2013-7487?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.