CVE-2013-20007

high

Description

Linksys WAG200G through 1.01.06 contains an OS command injection vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute commands by injecting backtick-delimited input into the timer_interval parameter. Attackers can send a crafted POST request to setup.cgi to start telnetd or download and run a backdoor, gaining full device control.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/linksys-wag200g-through-1.01.06-os-command-injection-via-timer-interval-in-setup-cgi

https://www.s3cur1ty.de/m1adv2013-016

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24476

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2013-7301

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-28

Updated: 2026-10-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: High