CVE-2013-5223
D-Link DSL-2760U Gateway Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 15 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 50.83% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · first 11 May 2015
- CISA KEV
- Listed 25 March 2022 · due 15 April 2022
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Affected
- dlink/dsl-2760u firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 50.8% since 30 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5223
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-36988source ↗ | D-Link DSL-500B Gen 2 - URL Filter Configuration Panel Persistent Cross-Site Scriptinghardware · XLabs Security | webapps | 11 May 2015 | no |
| EDB-36987source ↗ | D-Link DSL-500B Gen 2 - Parental Control Configuration Panel Persistent Cross-Site Scriptinghardware · XLabs Security | webapps | 11 May 2015 | no |
References
- http://osvdb.org/99603Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99604Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99605Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99606Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99607Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99608Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99609Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99610Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99611Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99612Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99613Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99615Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99616Broken Link
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/123976Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/76Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://securityadvisories.dlink.com/security/publication.aspx?name=SAP10002Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88723Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88724Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://osvdb.org/99603Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99604Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99605Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99606Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99607Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99608Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99609Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99610Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99611Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99612Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99613Broken Link
- http://osvdb.org/99615Broken Link
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.