# CVE-2013-3734: Information disclosure in n/a

> Cleartext datasource passwords are exposed in HTML responses, allowing attackers to read sensitive credentials from source code or via MITM.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Oct 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c8xf-g2jm-5g5w

## What is CVE-2013-3734?

CVE-2013-3734 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Embedded Jopr component in JBoss Application Server includes the cleartext datasource password in unspecified HTML responses, which might allow (1) man-in-the-middle attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging failure to use SSL or (2) attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading the HTML source code.  NOTE: the vendor says that this does not cross a trust boundary and that it is recommended best-practice that SSL is configured for the administrative console

Weakness: CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3734?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Redhat Jboss Application Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-2312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2312/): Privilege escalation in JBoss (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2012-1094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1094/): JBoss AS may expose root content if excluded-contexts list is mismatched (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-3609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3609/): Cross-site request forgery in JBoss Application Server (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2011-3606](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-3606/): Cross-site scripting in JBoss Application Server (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3734 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3734 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Oct 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3734 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-2013-3734/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3734/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3734
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3734
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3734

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