CVE-2013-5223
Actively exploited. CVE-2013-5223 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-25) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2013-5223 is indexed in Exploit-DB. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the D-Link DSL-2760U gateway, allowing remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the D-Link DSL-2760U gateway, allowing remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML.
- Who is affected
- Authenticated users of the D-Link DSL-2760U gateway.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Update the firmware of the D-Link DSL-2760U gateway.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2013-5223 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- Exploit-DBA public exploit is published in the Exploit-DB archive.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2013-5223: D-Link DSL-2760U Gateway Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2022-03-25
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