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CVE-2013-5036

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-5036 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Square Squash, specifically affecting the squash_squash product. Attackers can exploit this by injecting malicious YAML documents into the 'namespace' or 'sourcemap' parameters, leading to arbitrary code execution. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve full system compromise with low attack complexity. While not on the KEV catalog or Hot List, a Metasploit module exists, confirming exploitability, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:squash:square_squash:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
46.18%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: Squash YAML Code Execution · Aug 6, 2013
ExploitDB: EDB-27530 · Aug 12, 2013
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4618 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

ceriksen.com / 2013/08/06/squash-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-advisory
osvdb.org / 95992
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/86335
github.com / SquareSquash/web/commit/6d667c19e96e4f23dccbfbe24afeebd18e98e1c5
ExploitPatch
exploit-db.com / exploits/27530
Exploit