# CVE-2013-5459: Missing authorization in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can modify data in IBM Rational Design Manager due to improper parameter checking.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 21 Apr 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w7pj-j5hg-rm37

## What is CVE-2013-5459?

CVE-2013-5459 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager, published on 21 Apr 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in IBM Rational Software Architect (RSA) Design Manager and Rational Rhapsody Design Manager 3.x through 3.0.1 and 4.x before 4.0.6 allows remote authenticated users to modify data by leveraging improper parameter checking.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5459?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager, Ibm Rhapsody Design Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-5459?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-5459 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager

- [CVE-2014-0947](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0947/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2014-0948](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0948/): Code injection in n/a (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2017-1245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1245/): Cross-site scripting in Rational Rhapsody Design Manager (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2013-3042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3042/): Path traversal in n/a (low 2.1)
- [CVE-2013-3043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-3043/): Path traversal in n/a (low 2.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5459 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-5459 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager, published on 21 Apr 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5459 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Rational Software Architect Design Manager. 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-2013-5459/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5459/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5459
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5459
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-5459

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