CVE-2013-1337 Auth bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can bypass authentication in custom WCF endpoints using HTTPS passwords, allowing unauthorized access to protected services.

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-2013-1337?

CVE-2013-1337 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Microsoft .Net Framework, published on 15 May 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 does not properly create policy requirements for custom Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) endpoint authentication in certain situations involving passwords over HTTPS, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by sending queries to an endpoint, aka "Authentication Bypass Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-287

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1337?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft .Net Framework.

How do I fix CVE-2013-1337?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1337 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2013-1337 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1337 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-73vm-jqp4-fcg6.

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