# CVE-2013-1559: Denial of service in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can cause a denial of service in Oracle WebCenter Content via unknown vectors.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c96h-5v47-54gr

## What is CVE-2013-1559?

CVE-2013-1559 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware, published on 17 Apr 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the Oracle WebCenter Content component in Oracle Fusion Middleware 10.1.3.5.1 and 11.1.1.6.0 allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Content Server.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1559?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Fusion Middleware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1559?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-1559 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-1559 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-1559 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Oracle WebCenter Content CheckOutAndOpen.dll ActiveX Remote Code Execution (metasploit)
- Oracle WebCenter Content - 'CheckOutAndOpen.dll' ActiveX Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Fusion Middleware

- [CVE-2012-1710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1710/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-3152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3152/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-0518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-0518/): Oracle Fusion Middleware Unspecified (medium 4.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2380](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2380/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3135/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1559 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1559 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Oracle Fusion Middleware, published on 17 Apr 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-1559 exists.

Affected product: Oracle Fusion Middleware. 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-2013-1559/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1559/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1559
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1559
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1559

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