# CVE-2013-3431: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can access sensitive configuration and log data without authentication due to missing authorization checks in Cisco VSM.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/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:** 25 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f4x4-q95w-jp8r

## What is CVE-2013-3431?

CVE-2013-3431 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) before 7.0.0 does not require authentication for access to VSMC monitoring pages, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive configuration, archive, and log information via unspecified vectors, related to the Cisco_VSBWT (aka Broadware sample code) package, aka Bug ID CSCsv40169.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3431?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Video Surveillance Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Cisco Video Surveillance Operations Manager 6.3.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2018-15427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15427/): Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Appliance Default Password Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-3430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3430/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2013-3429](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3429/): Path traversal in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-1717](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1717/): Cisco Video Surveillance Manager Web-Based Management Interface Information Disclosure Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3431 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3431 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 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-2013-3431 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-2013-3431/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3431/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3431
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3431
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3431

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