CVE-2013-4859

HIGH

INSTEON Hub 2242-222 - No Auth Required

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
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