# CVE-2013-4862: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can update firmware or obtain hashed passwords due to improper access restrictions on the MiCasaVerde VeraLite device.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-246w-4q6g-jh9h

## What is CVE-2013-4862?

CVE-2013-4862 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MiCasaVerde VeraLite with firmware 1.5.408 does not properly restrict access, which allows remote authenticated users to (1) update the firmware via the squashfs parameter to upgrade_step2.sh or (2) obtain hashed passwords via the cgi-bin/cmh/backup.sh page.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4862?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Micasaverde Veralite Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4862?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4862 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-4862 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4862 exists.

Public exploit code:

- MiCasaVerde VeraLite 1.5.408 - Multiple Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-4864](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4864/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-4863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4863/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2013-4861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4861/): Path traversal in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2013-4865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4865/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4862 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4862 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-4862 exists.

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-2013-4862/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4862/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4862
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4862
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4862

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