CVE-2013-5688

Exp

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in index.php in AjaXplorer 5.0.2 and earlier allow remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a ../%00 (dot dot backslash encoded null byte) in the file parameter in a (1) download or (2) get_content action, or (3) upload arbitrary files via a ../%00 (dot dot backslash encoded null byte) in the dir parameter in an upload action.

Published: 2013-11-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-5688 is rated High Exploit Risk (72.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.16%, 93th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +3.11% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-5688

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
28191 exploit_db edb 2013-09-10 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5688

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 2026-06-15 3.04% 6.16% +3.11%
2 2025-06-21 3.27% 3.04% -0.23%
3 2025-03-30 — 3.27% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5688

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5688

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5688

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer <= 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.5.5 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.7.2 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 2.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 4.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 4.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 4.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ajaxplorer ajaxplorer 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ajaxplorer:ajaxplorer:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5688

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