CVE-2013-5157 Missing authorization in n/a

What is CVE-2013-5157?

CVE-2013-5157 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, published on 19 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Twitter subsystem in Apple iOS before 7 does not require API conformity for access to Twitter daemon interfaces, which allows attackers to post Tweets via a crafted app that sends direct requests to the daemon.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5157?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apple Iphone Os.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5157?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2013-5157 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5157 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-838j-w7q3-hm36.