# CVE-2013-4785: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can modify the CLP interface for arbitrary users via an accessible form, potentially leading to unauthorized access or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jul 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-phmq-phqx-7mf3

## What is CVE-2013-4785?

CVE-2013-4785 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The web interface on the Dell iDRAC6 with firmware before 1.95 allows remote attackers to modify the CLP interface for arbitrary users and possibly have other impact via a request to an unspecified form that is accessible from testurls.html.  NOTE: the vendor disputes the significance of this issue, stating "DRAC's are intended to be on a separate management network; they are not designed nor intended to be placed on or connected to the Internet."

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4785?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Idrac6 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4785?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4785 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-4785 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4785 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-3705](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3705/): Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2018-1243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1243/): iDRAC6/iDRAC7/iDRAC8 - Weak CGI session ID vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2013-3589](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3589/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4785 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4785 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4785 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-2013-4785/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4785/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4785
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4785
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4785

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4785/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.