Directory traversal vulnerability in DeWeS web server 0.4.2 and possibly earlier, as used in Twilight CMS, allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a ..%5c (dot dot encoded backslash) in a GET request.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-4900 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 22.17%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +1.81% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27777 | exploit_db | edb | 2013-08-22 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 38737 | exploit_db | edb | 2013-08-21 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ | |
| — | nvd_ref | exploit_tag | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2026-04-02 | 20.35% | 22.17% | +1.81% |
| 2 | 2025-07-21 | 22.07% | 20.35% | -1.72% |
| 3 | 2025-05-05 | — | 22.07% | — |
Full EPSS history (24 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| twilightcms | twilight_cms | 5.17 | cpe:2.3:a:twilightcms:twilight_cms:5.17:*:*:en:*:*:*:* |
| twilightcms | twilight_cms | 5.17 | cpe:2.3:a:twilightcms:twilight_cms:5.17:*:*:ru:*:*:*:* |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0126.html | Exploit |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/54404 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27777 | Exploit |
| https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23167 | Exploit |