# CVE-2013-2182: Auth bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass access restrictions in Monkey HTTP Daemon via crafted URIs, potentially exposing protected resources.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/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:** 13 Jun 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rg7g-558c-fp2q

## What is CVE-2013-2182?

CVE-2013-2182 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Mandril security plugin in Monkey HTTP Daemon (monkeyd) before 1.5.0 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions via a crafted URI, as demonstrated by an encoded forward slash.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2182?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Monkey-Project Monkey.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-2182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-2182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-2182 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-2182 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Monkey HTTP Daemon Mandril Security Plugin - Security Bypass (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-2159](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2159/): Auth bypass in monkey (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-63649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63649/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-63650](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63650/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-63651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63651/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2025-63652](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-63652/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-2182 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-2182 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-2182 exists.

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-2013-2182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2182/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2182
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2182
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-2182

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2182/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.