# CVE-2013-3274: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code on EMC Avamar Server due to improper authorization checks in Java RMI methods.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7cr2-q6gp-v63x

## What is CVE-2013-3274?

CVE-2013-3274 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

EMC Avamar Server and Avamar Virtual Edition before 7.0 on Data Store Gen3, Gen4, and Gen4s platforms do not properly determine authorization for calls to Java RMI methods, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3274?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Emc Avamar Server, Emc Avamar Server Virtual Edition.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3274 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3274 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-15548](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15548/): Auth bypass in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0, EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x, EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4989](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4989/): Auth bypass in EMC Avamar Server Software 7.3.1-125, 7.3.0-233, 7.3.0-226, 7.2.1-32, 7.2.1-31, 7.2.0-401 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-4990](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-4990/): File upload in EMC Avamar Server Software 7.4.1-58, 7.4.0-242, 7.3.1-125, 7.3.0-233, 7.3.0-226 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2016-0903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0903/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2017-15549](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15549/): File upload in EMC Avamar Server 7.1.x, 7.2.x, 7.3.x, 7.4.x, 7.5.0, EMC NetWorker Virtual Edition (NVE) 9.0.x, 9.1.x, 9.2.x, EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance 2.0 (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3274 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3274 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-2013-3274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3274

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