CVE-2013-5038

Exp

The HOT HOTBOX router with software 2.1.11 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by configuring a source IP address that had previously been used for an authenticated session.

Published: 2013-12-30 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-5038 is rated High Exploit Risk (64.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.85%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-5038

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
29518 exploit_db edb 2013-11-08 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5038

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 2026-03-25 1.00% 0.85% -0.15%
2 2026-03-03 0.41% 1.00% +0.59%
3 2026-02-19 — 0.41% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5038

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:A)
Requires access to an adjacent network segment.
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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 6.5 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5038

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5038

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hot hotbox_router_firmware 2.1.11 cpe:2.3:o:hot:hotbox_router_firmware:2.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hot hotbox_router — cpe:2.3:h:hot:hotbox_router:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5038

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