# CVE-2013-1228: Weak cryptography in n/a

> Cisco Jabber for Windows fails to validate SSL certificates, allowing attackers to intercept and modify communications via man-in-the-middle attacks.

- **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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Sep 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pr3x-2qh9-h52j

## What is CVE-2013-1228?

CVE-2013-1228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco Jabber on Windows does not verify X.509 certificates from SSL servers, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and modify the client-server data stream via a crafted certificate, aka Bug ID CSCug30280.

Weakness: CWE-310

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1228?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Jabber.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1228?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1228 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-1411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1411/): Cisco Jabber Desktop and Mobile Client Software Vulnerabilities (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-1417](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1417/): Cisco Jabber Desktop and Mobile Client Software Vulnerabilities (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-1418](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1418/): Cisco Jabber Desktop and Mobile Client Software Vulnerabilities (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-1469](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1469/): Cisco Jabber Desktop and Mobile Client Software Vulnerabilities (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2021-1471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-1471/): Cisco Jabber Desktop and Mobile Client Software Vulnerabilities (critical 9.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Sep 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-2013-1228 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-2013-1228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.