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Vulnerability · CVE-2013-2678

Cisco linksys_e4200_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

Published Jul 13, 2018 · catalog updated Jul 13, 2018 · Cisco

Patch now

CVE-2013-2678 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Cisco against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
16.87%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Cisco linksys_e4200_firmware

Cisco Linksys E4200 1.0.05 Build 7 routers contain a Local File Include Vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted URL request to the apply.cgi script using the submit_type parameter.

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  • vendor Cisco linksys_e4200_firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2013-2678

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2013-2678 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Cisco against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 16.87%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Cisco security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 13, 2018 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Cisco Linksys E4200 1.0.05 Build 7 routers contain a Local File Include Vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted URL request to the apply.cgi script using the submit_type parameter.

  2. Jul 13, 2018 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-2678

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-2678

    30-day exploitation probability 16.9%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-2678

    Cisco Linksys E4200 1.0.05 Build 7 routers contain a Local File Include Vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or execute arbitrary code by sending a crafted URL request to the apply.cgi script using the submit_type parameter.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.