CVE-2013-10048

An OS command injection vulnerability exists in various legacy D-Link routers—including DIR-300 rev B and DIR-600 (firmware ≤ 2.13 and ≤ 2.14b01, respectively)—due to improper input handling in the unauthenticated command.php endpoint. By sending specially crafted POST requests, a remote attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges, allowing full takeover of the device. This includes launching services such as Telnet, exfiltrating credentials, modifying system configuration, and disrupting availability. The flaw stems from the lack of authentication and inadequate sanitation of the cmd parameter.

CVSS v4.0

9.3 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

12.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2025-08-01

Updated

2026-05-15

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24453
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27528
• https://web.archive.org/web/20131022221648/http://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-003

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/dlink_command_php_exe…

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2013-10047
• CVE-2013-10049
• CVE-2013-10046
• CVE-2013-10050
• CVE-2013-10044
• CVE-2013-10051