MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-5042

Asp.Net Signalr vulnerability

CVSS
4.3
EPSS
11.7%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Microsoft ASP.NET SignalR 1.1.x before 1.1.4 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1, and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2013, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via crafted Forever Frame transport protocol data, aka "SignalR XSS Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Asp.Net Signalr
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-79 — Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Published
2013-12-11

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 11.7% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-5042

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Asp.Net Signalr is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-5042.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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