# CVE-2013-3185: Information disclosure in n/a

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive service account information and potentially cause account lockouts by connecting to an AD FS endpoint.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/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:** 14 Aug 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-m49c-rgc9-hfgh

## What is CVE-2013-3185?

CVE-2013-3185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 1.x through 2.1 on Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the service account, and possibly conduct account-lockout attacks, by connecting to an endpoint, aka "AD FS Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3185?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3185?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3185 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-16794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16794/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2014-6331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-6331/): Security feature bypass in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2015-1757](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1757/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3185 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3185 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2013. 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-2013-3185 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2013-3185/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3185/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3185
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3185
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3185

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3185/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.