# CVE-2013-5446: Auth bypass in n/a

> Improper logoff handling in IBM DataPower XC10 allows attackers to bypass authentication controls via remote access.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **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:** 22 Oct 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gcp6-v7cm-cr56

## What is CVE-2013-5446?

CVE-2013-5446 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 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

The console on IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.1.0 and 2.5.0 does not properly process logoff actions, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5446?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Websphere Datapower Xc10 Appliance, Ibm Websphere Datapower Xc10 Appliance Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5446?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5446 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5446 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2014-3059](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3059/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-3060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3060/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2013-0600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-0600/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2012-5759](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5759/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2012-5758](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5758/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5446 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5446 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Oct 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-2013-5446 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2013-5446/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5446/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5446
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5446
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5446

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5446/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.