Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2013-2679

belkin linksys_e4200_firmware Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Published Jul 13, 2018 · catalog updated Jul 13, 2018 · belkin linksys_e4200_firmware Improper Neutralization

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CVE-2013-2679 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm belkin linksys_e4200_firmware Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • 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
19.65%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor belkin linksys_e4200_firmware

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cisco Linksys E4200 router with firmware 1.0.05 build 7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) log_type, (2) ping_ip, (3) ping_size, (4) submit_type, or (5) traceroute_ip parameter to apply.cgi or (6) new_workgroup or (7) submit_button parameter to storage/apply.cgi.

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How to fix CVE-2013-2679

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2013-2679 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm belkin linksys_e4200_firmware Improper Neutralization 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 19.65%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 13, 2018 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cisco Linksys E4200 router with firmware 1.0.05 build 7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) log_type, (2) ping_ip, (3) ping_size, (4) submit_type, or (5) traceroute_ip parameter to apply.cgi or (6) new_workgroup or (7) submit_button parameter to storage/apply.cgi.

  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-2013-2679

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-2679

    30-day exploitation probability 19.6%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-2679

    Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Cisco Linksys E4200 router with firmware 1.0.05 build 7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) log_type, (2) ping_ip, (3) ping_size, (4) submit_type, or (5) traceroute_ip parameter to apply.

    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.