CVE-2013-2572

Exp

A Security Bypass vulnerability exists in TP-LINK IP Cameras TL-SC 3130, TL-SC 3130G, 3171G, 4171G, and 3130 1.6.18P12 due to default hard-coded credentials for the administrative Web interface, which could let a malicious user obtain unauthorized access to CGI files.

Published: 2020-01-29 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2572 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 49.29%, 98th percentile). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-2572

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25812 exploit_db edb 2013-05-29 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2572

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-30 48.86% 49.29% +0.43%
2 2025-03-30 57.10% 48.86% -8.25%
3 2025-03-29 — 57.10% —

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2572

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2572

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2572

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tp-link tl-sc_3130_firmware <= 1.6.18p12 cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-sc_3130_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tp-link tl-sc_3130g_firmware <= 1.6.18p12 cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-sc_3130g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tp-link tl-sc_3171g_firmware <= 1.6.18p12 cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-sc_3171g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
tp-link tl-sc_4171g_firmware <= 1.6.18p12 cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-sc_4171g_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2572

URL Tags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/25812 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60194 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84573 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2013-2572 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/tp-link-ip-cameras-multiple-vulnerabilities Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
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