CVE-2013-5948

Exp

The Network Analysis tab (Main_Analysis_Content.asp) in the ASUS RT-AC68U and other RT series routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.374.5047 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Target field (destIP parameter).

Published: 2014-04-22 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5948 is rated High Exploit Risk (82.6/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 43.78%, 98th percentile). Core evidence: 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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-2013-5948

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
25998 exploit_db edb 2013-06-07 Exploit-DB ↗
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5948

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 2026-06-01 44.37% 43.78% -0.59%
2 2026-05-22 43.78% 44.37% +0.59%
3 2026-05-02 43.78%

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5948

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5948

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5948

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
t-mobile tm-ac1900 3.0.0.4.376_3169 cpe:2.3:o:t-mobile:tm-ac1900:3.0.0.4.376_3169:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asus rt-ac68u_firmware 3.0.0.4.374.4755 cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac68u_firmware:3.0.0.4.374.4755:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asus rt-ac68u_firmware 3.0.0.4.374_4561 cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac68u_firmware:3.0.0.4.374_4561:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asus rt-ac68u_firmware 3.0.0.4.374_4887 cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac68u_firmware:3.0.0.4.374_4887:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asus rt-ac68u cpe:2.3:h:asus:rt-ac68u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5948

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