# CVE-2013-3619: Hardcoded credentials in IPMI

> Hardcoded private encryption keys in Supermicro IPMI firmware allow attackers to bypass SSL and SSH security controls.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9x36-hp8r-pf6p

## What is CVE-2013-3619?

CVE-2013-3619 is a high-severity vulnerability in Supermicro IPMI, published on 2 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) with firmware for Supermicro X9 generation motherboards before SMT_X9_317 and firmware for Supermicro X8 generation motherboards before SMT X8 312 contain harcoded private encryption keys for the (1) Lighttpd web server SSL interface and the (2) Dropbear SSH daemon.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3619?

It affects 5 products.


Products: Citrix Netscaler Firmware, Citrix Netscaler Sd-Wan Firmware, Citrix Netscaler Sdx Firmware, Supermicro Smt X8 Firmware, Supermicro Smt X9 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3619?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3619 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3619 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3619 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Supermicro Onboard IPMI Static SSL Certificate Scanner (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Supermicro IPMI

- [CVE-2013-3620](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3620/): Hardcoded credentials in IPMI (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3619 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3619 is a high-severity vulnerability in Supermicro IPMI, published on 2 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-3619 exists.

Affected product: Supermicro IPMI. 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-2013-3619/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3619/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3619
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3619
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3619

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3619/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.