# CVE-2013-3043: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can read arbitrary files via temporary file vectors in IBM Rational Software Architect Design Manager clients.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-554h-6rq4-vxf5

## What is CVE-2013-3043?

CVE-2013-3043 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager, published on 14 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in IBM Rational Software Architect Design Manager and Rhapsody Design Manager 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.5 allows local users to read arbitrary files via vectors involving temporary files.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3043?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager, Ibm Rhapsody Design Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3043?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3043 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3043 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager

- [CVE-2014-0947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0947/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2014-0948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0948/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2013-5459](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5459/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2017-1245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1245/): Cross-site scripting in Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2013-3042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3042/): Path traversal in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3043 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3043 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager, published on 14 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3043 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager. 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-2013-3043/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3043/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3043
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3043
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3043

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