# CVE-2013-1169: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can impersonate users via crafted login requests when the Remember Me option is enabled in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6v6j-rx2m-q9mw

## What is CVE-2013-1169?

CVE-2013-1169 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing Server 7.x before 7.1MR1 Patch 2, 8.0 before 8.0MR1 Patch 2, and 8.5 before 8.5MR3 Patch 1, when the Remember Me option is used, does not properly verify cookies, which allows remote attackers to impersonate users via a crafted login request, aka Bug ID CSCuc64846.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1169?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Unified Meetingplace Web Conferencing Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1169 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1169 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1169 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 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-2013-1169 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-2013-1169/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1169/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1169
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1169
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1169

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