# CVE-2013-4676: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML into the Symantec Backup Exec management console via multiple pages, requiring user interaction to execute.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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:** 4 Aug 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8gc6-8qvp-wgj2

## What is CVE-2013-4676?

CVE-2013-4676 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 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 Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 before 2010 R3 SP3 and 2012 before SP2 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving a (1) custom-reports generation page, (2) Storage Devices creation page, or (3) jobs creation page in the management console; or (4) a Backup Exec server-management page in the beutility console.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4676?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Symantec Backup Exec.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-4676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-4575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4575/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.9)
- [CVE-2011-0546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0546/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2013-4677](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4677/): Misconfiguration in n/a (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2013-4678](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4678/): Information disclosure in n/a (low 2.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4676 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4676 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Aug 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-2013-4676 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-2013-4676/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4676/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4676
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4676
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4676

---
From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4676/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.