Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2013-4859. PoCs published by Trustwave's SpiderLabs.
AI-analyzed exploit summary The advisory describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in INSTEON Hub (CVE-2013-4859), allowing unauthenticated control of home automation devices via simple HTTP GET requests. The issue stems from lack of authentication and SSL/TLS encryption.
Description
INSTEON Hub 2242-222 lacks Web and API authentication
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WRITEUP
VERIFIED
by Trustwave's SpiderLabs · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27284
The advisory describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in INSTEON Hub (CVE-2013-4859), allowing unauthenticated control of home automation devices via simple HTTP GET requests. The issue stems from lack of authentication and SSL/TLS encryption.
Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target:
INSTEON Hub 2242-222
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
Network access to the INSTEON Hub · Port forwarding enabled on the target network
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (2)
Core 2
Core References
VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86196
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27284
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0697
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-276
Status
published
Products (1)
insteon/hub_firmware
2242-222
Published
Dec 27, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026