# CVE-2013-5059: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code in Microsoft SharePoint Server by submitting crafted page content, requiring user interaction to view the malicious page.

- **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:** 11 Dec 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cpw3-947f-46cc

## What is CVE-2013-5059?

CVE-2013-5059 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Apps, published on 11 Dec 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

Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 SP1 and SP2 and 2013, and Office Web Apps 2013, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted page content, aka "SharePoint Page Content Vulnerabilities."

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5059?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Office Web Apps, Microsoft Sharepoint Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5059?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5059 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5059 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Web Apps

- [CVE-2013-1330](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1330/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-7230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7230/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2013-3895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3895/): Other in n/a (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2012-1860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1860/): Missing authorization in n/a (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2012-1859](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1859/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5059 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5059 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Office Web Apps, published on 11 Dec 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-2013-5059 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Office Web Apps. 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-2013-5059/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5059/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5059
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5059
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5059

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5059/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.