# CVE-2013-0518: Other in n/a

> Remote attackers can perform clickjacking attacks against IBM Sterling Secure Proxy users via crafted websites due to missing frame protection.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gp4w-9q3v-7wvx

## What is CVE-2013-0518?

CVE-2013-0518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 3.2.0 and 3.3.01 before 3.3.01.23 Interim Fix 1, 3.4.0 before 3.4.0.6 Interim Fix 1, and 3.4.1 before 3.4.1.7 does not refuse to be rendered in different-origin frames, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct clickjacking attacks via a crafted web site.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0518?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-0518?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-0518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-38337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38337/): IBM Sterling Secure Proxy improper input validation (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-41783](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41783/): IBM Sterling Secure Proxy improper input validation (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-41784](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41784/): IBM Sterling Secure Proxy directory traversal (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2016-6023](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-6023/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-47162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47162/): IBM Secure Proxy cross-site scripting (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-0518 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-0518 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0518 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-2013-0518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0518/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-0518

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