# CVE-2013-3979: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Authenticated users can inject arbitrary scripts into help pages via XSS, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution in Internet Explorer.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36w9-vg85-fmgj

## What is CVE-2013-3979?

CVE-2013-3979 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the help pages in Web\Content\Help\ in the Web Client in IBM Cognos Command Center (aka Star Command Center or Star Analytics) before 10.1, when Internet Explorer is used, allow remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3979?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Star Command Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-3979?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-3979 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-3979 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3979 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-3979 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-3979 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3979 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-2013-3979/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3979/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3979
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-3979
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-3979

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