# CVE-2013-4859: Missing authorization in n/a

> The INSTEON Hub lacks authentication for its Web and API interfaces, allowing unauthorized users to access and control the device.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Dec 2019
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8vxp-xm23-hjxp

## What is CVE-2013-4859?

CVE-2013-4859 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Insteon Hub Firmware, published on 27 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

INSTEON Hub 2242-222 lacks Web and API authentication

Weakness: CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4859?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Insteon Hub Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-4859 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4859 exists.

Public exploit code:

- INSTEON Hub 2242-222 - Lack of Web and API Authentication (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Insteon Hub Firmware

- [CVE-2018-3834](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-3834/): Code injection in Insteon (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2017-14454](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-14454/): Memory corruption in Hub (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2017-16256](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16256/): Memory corruption in Hub (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2017-16257](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16257/): Memory corruption in Hub (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2017-16258](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-16258/): Memory corruption in Hub (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4859 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4859 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Insteon Hub Firmware, published on 27 Dec 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4859 exists.

Affected product: Insteon Hub Firmware. 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-2013-4859/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4859/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4859
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4859
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4859

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