# CVE-2013-3272: Information disclosure in n/a

> Local attackers can read application logs to obtain encoded passwords, potentially leading to credential exposure in EMC Replication Manager.

- **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:** 8 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hpgp-jp95-j7xj

## What is CVE-2013-3272?

CVE-2013-3272 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC Replication Manager (RM) before 5.4.4 places encoded passwords in application log files, which makes it easier for local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a file and conducting an unspecified decoding attack.

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Emc Replication Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-6182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6182/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3272 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 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-2013-3272 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-2013-3272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3272

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3272/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.