Is CVE-2013-5979 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-5979 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5979?

CVE-2013-5979 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-5979

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 18.1%EU EUVD

Directory traversal vulnerability in Spring Signage Xibo 1.2.x before 1.2.3 and 1.4.x before 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the p parameter to index.php.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 18.1% (97th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-5809)
Published: October 2, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5809 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

xibosignage / xibo
xibosignage / xibo
xibosignage / xibo
xibosignage / xibo
xibosignage / xibo
xibosignage / xibo
xibosignage / xibo
xibosignage / xibo

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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