# CVE-2013-3633: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers with low-privilege accounts can execute privileged commands on SCALANCE switches due to missing server-side authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/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:** 24 May 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jpxf-vxxr-4pvx

## What is CVE-2013-3633?

CVE-2013-3633 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SCALANCE X-200 switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (Versions < V5.0.0 for CVE-2013-3633 and versions < V4.5.0 for CVE-2013-3634), SCALANCE X-200IRT switch family (incl. SIPLUS NET variants) (All versions < V5.1.0). The user privileges for the web interface are only enforced on client side and not properly verified on server side. Therefore, an attacker is able to execute privileged commands using an unprivileged account.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3633?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Siemens Scalance X200-4p Irt, Siemens Scalance X200irt Firmware, Siemens Scalance X201-3p Irt, Siemens Scalance X202-2irt, Siemens Scalance X202-2p Irt, Siemens Scalance X204irt, Siemens Scalance Xf204irt.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3633?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3633 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3633 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3633 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-3634](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3634/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3633 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3633 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 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-2013-3633 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-2013-3633/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3633/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3633
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3633
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3633

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3633/
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