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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2013-5223

DSL-2760U Gateway Cross-Site Scripting

D-Link / DSL-2760U Gateway

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Severity
CVSS 5.4 · Medium
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
50.8%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2013-5223 is a vulnerability affecting D-Link DSL-2760U Gateway. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in D-Link DSL-2760U Gateway (Rev. E1) allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV.

Who is affected?

D-Link / DSL-2760U Gateway.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in D-Link DSL-2760U Gateway (Rev

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.

Published
15 Nov 2013
Exploitation Reported
25 Mar 2022
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required

Tags

cisa ios

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5223
  • 99611 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99611
  • 99609 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99609
  • dlink-cve20135223-xss(88723) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88723
  • dlink-cve20135223-multiple-xss(88724) exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com · VDB Entry https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88724
  • 99605 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99605
  • 99607 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99607
  • 99608 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99608
  • 99606 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99606
  • 99610 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99610
  • 99604 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99604
  • 99615 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99615
  • 99603 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99603
  • 99612 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99612
  • 99616 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99616
  • 99613 osvdb.org · VDB Entry http://osvdb.org/99613
  • 20131110 D-Link Router 2760N (DSL-2760U-BN) Multiple XSS seclists.org · Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/76
  • securityadvisories.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx securityadvisories.dlink.com · CVE Record http://securityadvisories.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SA...
  • packetstormsecurity.com/files/123976 packetstormsecurity.com · CVE Record http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123976

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 25 Mar 2022

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

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Source Added
CISA First 2022-03-25 00:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

5.4 Medium

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

50.8%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CWE-79

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 5.4 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 3.5 Low

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 00:00 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  2. 20:00 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  3. 00:00 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 5.4,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.50833,
  "exploit_status": {
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    "active_exploitation_observed": false
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