CVE-2013-0523 Weak cryptography in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Remote attackers can obtain sensitive information from IBM WebSphere Commerce storefronts via a padding oracle attack on the krypto parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-0523?

CVE-2013-0523 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jun 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM WebSphere Commerce Enterprise 5.6.x through 5.6.1.5, 6.0.x through 6.0.0.11, and 7.0.x through 7.0.0.7 does not use a suitable encryption algorithm for storefront web requests, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a padding oracle attack that targets certain UTF-8 processing of the krypto parameter, and leverages unspecified browser access or traffic-log access.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0523?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Websphere Commerce.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0523?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-0523 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-0523 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0523 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qx72-vwp8-xwxm.

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