CVE-2013-5540 Denial of service in n/a
Authenticated users can cause denial of service in Cisco ISE by uploading many files, consuming disk space and disabling the admin interface.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-5540?
CVE-2013-5540 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cisco Identity Services Engine, published on 16 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The file-upload feature in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and administration-interface outage) by uploading many files, aka Bug ID CSCui67519.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5540?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Cisco Identity Services Engine, Cisco Identity Services Engine Software.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5540?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-5540 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-5540 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5540 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Identity Services Engine
- CVE-2026-76460 Cisco Identity Services Engine Incorrect Use of Privileged APIs
- CVE-2025-20337 Cisco Identity Services Engine Injection
- CVE-2025-20281 Cisco Identity Services Engine Injection
- CVE-2026-20130 Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Improper Neutralization Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-20192 Cisco Identity Services Engine Hardening Release - Access Control Vulnerabilities
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75qm-74mm-2c33.