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CVE-2013-3565

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media...

6.1 MediumFix available

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.58%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.1

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

Record
CVE-2013-3565
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-79
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

Record
CVE-2013-3565
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-3500 No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

Record
EUVD-2013-3500
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4php-vvmh-7vx6 No score

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media...

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

Record
GHSA-4php-vvmh-7vx6
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.1

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

Record
CVE-2013-3565
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-3565 6.1

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-3565
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-3565 6.1

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the HTTP Interface in VideoLAN VLC Media Player before 2.0.7 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) command parameter to requests/vlm_cmd.xml, (2) dir parameter to requests/browse.xml, or (3) URI in a request, which is returned in an error message through share/lua/intf/http.lua.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-3565
CVSS 3.1
6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0241 No score

Updated vlc package fixes security vulnerability.

2.0.8 Demux:

  • sgimb: use after free (fixes #8724 https://trac.videolan.org/vlc/ticket/8724 )

  • Improve resistance and checking against malformed MKV files (Check element size before reading it. This should avoid integer overflows inside the libebml causing heap buffer overflow. Since new called by the lib is limited to SIZE_MAX bytes.)

    Access:

    • qtsound: fix crash when freeing memory

2.0.7 Input:

HTTP Interface:

  • lua http: Fix two xss vulnerabilities (CVE-2013-3565)
Record
MGASA-2013-0241
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
vlc
Debian:12
 before 2.0.7-1
2.0.7-1
vlc
Debian:13
 before 2.0.7-1
2.0.7-1
vlc
Debian:14
 before 2.0.7-1
2.0.7-1
vlc
Mageia:2
 before 2.0.8-0.2.mga2
2.0.8-0.2.mga2
vlc
Mageia:2
 before 2.0.8-0.2.mga2.tainted
2.0.8-0.2.mga2.tainted
vlc
Mageia:3
 before 2.0.8-2.mga3
2.0.8-2.mga3
vlc
Mageia:3
 before 2.0.8-2.mga3.tainted
2.0.8-2.mga3.tainted

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-3565 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Videolan Vlc Media Player, published August 9, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in vlc 2.0.7-1.

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