# CVE-2013-0483: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Remote attackers can sniff network traffic to obtain cleartext credentials from the SOAP Gateway login component.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q8qg-cqch-pcvv

## What is CVE-2013-0483?

CVE-2013-0483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The login component in SOAP Gateway in IBM IMS Enterprise Suite 1.1, 2.1, and 2.2 uses cleartext credentials, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0483?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Ims Enterprise Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-0483?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0483 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-0483 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-3003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3003/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2016-2887](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-2887/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-0483 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-0483 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0483/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0483/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0483
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0483
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-0483

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0483/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.