# CVE-2013-3443: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Cisco WAAS Central Manager via crafted POST requests, requiring immediate patching.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6h72-hh8m-p9h2

## What is CVE-2013-3443?

CVE-2013-3443 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The web service framework in Cisco WAAS Software 4.x and 5.x before 5.0.3e, 5.1.x before 5.1.1c, and 5.2.x before 5.2.1 in a Central Manager (CM) configuration allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted POST request, aka Bug ID CSCuh26626.

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3443?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Wide Area Application Services.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3443?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3443 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3443 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3443 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-2196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2196/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-3923](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3923/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2015-6421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-6421/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-6628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-6628/): Denial of service in Cisco Wide Area Application Services SMART-SSL Accelerator (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2018-0352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0352/): Privilege escalation in Cisco Wide Area Application Services unknown (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3443 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3443 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 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-2013-3443 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-2013-3443/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3443/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3443
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3443
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3443

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