# CVE-2013-4056: Cross-site request forgery in n/a

> Remote attackers can hijack user authentication in IBM InfoSphere Information Server via CSRF, requiring user interaction to execute unauthorized actions.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 13 Oct 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cjhr-7jv7-3fxw

## What is CVE-2013-4056?

CVE-2013-4056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published on 13 Oct 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

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Data Quality Console and Information Analyzer components in IBM InfoSphere Information Server 8.7 through FP2 and 9.1 through 9.1.2.0 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users.

Weakness: CWE-352 (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4056?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Infosphere Information Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4056?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-4056 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Infosphere Information Server

- [CVE-2009-4240](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4240/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-40752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40752/): Command injection in InfoSphere DataStage (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-22425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22425/): Code injection in IBM InfoSphere Information Server (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-27583](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27583/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-40747](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40747/): XML external entity in IBM InfoSphere Information Server (critical 9.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4056 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Infosphere Information Server, published on 13 Oct 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-2013-4056 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Infosphere Information Server. 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-2013-4056/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4056/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4056
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4056
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4056

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