CVE-2013-5223
D-Link DSL modem-routers · Home and small-office routers, cameras and IoT
D-Link DSL-2760U Gateway Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
At a glance
Exploited. Added to CISA’s catalog of exploited vulnerabilities on March 25, 2022.
Affected product: D-Link DSL modem-routers (category Home and small-office routers, cameras and IoT, indicative classification). Name in CISA’s catalog: D-Link DSL-2760U.
What should I do?
Apply the security update from D-Link.
Deadline set by CISA for US federal agencies: 21 days (due April 15, 2022). It only binds those agencies, but it is a useful measure of urgency.
- D-Link security advisories page (general page, not the advisory for this vulnerability)
- The vendor’s specific advisory is listed in the NVD references: CVE-2013-5223 on the NVD website.
Original text of the required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- Vulnerability published Publication date (NVD)
- Exploitation confirmed Added to CISA’s KEV catalog
- CISA deadline Remediation deadline set for US federal agencies
The facts, with their sources
- Exploitation confirmed
- Yes, on March 25, 2022 Date added to the catalog of exploited vulnerabilities. Exploitation itself may have started earlier. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
- Ransomware
- No known use to date That does not guarantee it is not being used: the information is not public. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
- Hunt for compromise
- Not requested by CISA Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
- CISA required action
- Apply the security update from D-Link. Rewritten by this site from CISA’s original text. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
- CISA deadline
- April 15, 2022, 21 days Set for US federal agencies: a measure of urgency, not an obligation elsewhere. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
- Vulnerability published
- November 19, 2013 Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC
- Product according to CISA
- D-Link DSL-2760U Filed by this site under “Home and small-office routers, cameras and IoT” (indicative classification). Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Technical detail of the score: attack vector, complexity, impact. Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Severity and activity
FIRST’s EPSS model. Since exploitation is already confirmed, this figure is mostly useful to compare activity. Collected Sep 29, 2026.
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.
Official description from the NVD, collected Sep 29, 2026. CVE® description © The MITRE Corporation.
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.
Summary from CISA (KEV catalog).
CERT-FR advisories
No advisory among the latest CERT-FR publications this site follows. That does not mean there are none.
Information reused under the Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab); the date of last update is shown for each advisory. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by ANSSI.
Sources for this page
- CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, required action, deadline, ransomware.
- NVD (NIST): CVSS severity, publication date, description, vendor references.
- EPSS (FIRST): probability of exploitation.
- CERT-FR: advisories and alerts (in French).
- Brand and category: indicative classification by this site (method).