CVE-2013-3307 Command injection in E1000
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on Linksys routers via the ping_ip parameter, requiring firmware updates to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-3307?
CVE-2013-3307 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Linksys E1000, published on 11 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Linksys E1000 devices through 2.1.02, E1200 devices before 2.0.05, and E3200 devices through 1.0.04 allow OS command injection via shell metacharacters in the apply.cgi ping_ip parameter on TCP port 52000.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3307?
How do I fix CVE-2013-3307?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3307 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2013-3307 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3307 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wg68-f4gp-9q35.