CVE-2013-4031 Hardcoded credentials in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can exploit default IPMI credentials to control server power states and modify accounts on IBM servers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2013-4031?

CVE-2013-4031 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Aug 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in Integrated Management Module (IMM) and Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) on IBM BladeCenter, Flex System, System x iDataPlex, and System x3### servers has a default password for the IPMI user account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform power-on, power-off, or reboot actions, or add or modify accounts, via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-255

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4031?

It affects 30 products.

Products include Ibm Bladecenter, Ibm Flex System X220 Compute Node, Ibm Flex System X240 Compute Node, Ibm Flex System X440 Compute Node, Ibm System X3100 M4, Ibm System X3200 M3 and 24 more.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4031?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4031 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2013-4031 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4031 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7p2w-5xvj-v699.

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