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CVE-2013-5979 json

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spring Signage Xibo 1.2.x before 1.2.3 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrar…

published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-5809

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
18.1%
EPSS 18.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB, plus a Nuclei check

Summary

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spring Signage Xibo 1.2.x before 1.2.3 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter to index.php.

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-26955)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

18.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-26955 Xibo 1.2.2/1.4.1 - 'index.php?p' Directory Traversal webapps, 2013-07-18
  • Nuclei template Xibo 1.2.2/1.4.1 - Directory Traversal nuclei detection template
  • bugs.launchpad.net https://bugs.launchpad.net/xibo/+bug/1093967 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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