CVE-2013-7179

Exp

The ping functionality in cgi-bin/diagnostic.cgi on Seowon Intech SWC-9100 routers allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ping_ipaddr parameter.

Published: 2014-02-04 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-7179 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.11%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.23% 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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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2013-7179

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
39074 exploit_db edb 2014-02-03 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-7179

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 1.87% 4.11% +2.23%
2 2025-09-20 2.02% 1.87% -0.14%
3 2025-08-13 2.02%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-7179

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
6.5 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-7179

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2013-7179

Comment: CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-7179

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
seowonintech swc-9100 cpe:2.3:h:seowonintech:swc-9100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-7179

URL Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/56756
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/431726 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
cvelogic Threat Intelligence