# CVE-2013-1231: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can read cache files from Cisco WebEx servers via crafted HTTP requests, exposing sensitive information.

- **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:** 3 May 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-96hh-px9q-77vv

## What is CVE-2013-1231?

CVE-2013-1231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Server, published on 3 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The HTTP implementation in Cisco WebEx Node for MCS and WebEx Meetings Server allows remote attackers to read cache files via a crafted request, aka Bug IDs CSCue36664 and CSCue36629.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor), CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1231?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Cisco Webex Meetings Server, Cisco Webex Node for Mcs.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Webex Meetings Server

- [CVE-2017-12367](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12367/): Memory corruption in Cisco WebEx Recording Format and Advanced Recording Format Players (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2015-0589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0589/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2017-3794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-3794/): Cross-site request forgery in Cisco WebEx Meetings Server 2.6 (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-1448](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1448/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2016-1446](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-1446/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1231 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cisco Webex Meetings Server, published on 3 May 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-2013-1231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Webex Meetings Server. 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-2013-1231/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1231/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1231
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1231
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1231

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1231/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.