CVE-2013-2106 Information disclosure in webauth
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-2106 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-2106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Dec 2019. 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-2013-2106 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2013-2106/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2106/index.md)
An attacker can disclose authentication credentials from the webauth library, potentially compromising user accounts.
- 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-2013-2106?
CVE-2013-2106 is a high-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 3 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
webauth before 4.6.1 has authentication credential disclosure
Weakness: CWE-522
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2106?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Stanford Webauth.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2106?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2106 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-2106 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2106 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cw83-7chq-q5rp.