# CVE-2013-5200: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote attackers can access or modify sensitive data via unauthenticated REST and memcache API calls in Open-Xchange AppSuite.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Sep 2013
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f6f5-p56q-68jm

## What is CVE-2013-5200?

CVE-2013-5200 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 25 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The (1) REST and (2) memcache interfaces in the Hazelcast cluster API in Open-Xchange AppSuite 7.0.x before 7.0.2-rev15 and 7.2.x before 7.2.2-rev16 do not require authentication, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information or modify data via an API call.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5200?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5200?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5200 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5200 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite

- [CVE-2017-13667](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13667/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2020-12645](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12645/): Denial of service in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-7158](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-7158/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-17060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17060/): Misconfiguration in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5210](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5210/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5200 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5200 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite, published on 25 Sep 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-2013-5200 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Open-Xchange Open-Xchange Appsuite. 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-2013-5200/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5200/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5200
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5200
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5200

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5200/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.