# CVE-2013-6025: XML external entity in n/a

> Authenticated users can read arbitrary files via XML External Entity injection in SAP Sybase ASE.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 19 Oct 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h5g5-5xcr-5wm9

## What is CVE-2013-6025?

CVE-2013-6025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The XMLParse procedure in SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) 15.7 ESD 2 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a SQL statement containing an XML document with an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6025?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-6025?

No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6025 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2013-6025 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-6025 exists.

Public exploit code:

- SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise - XML External Entity Information Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2013-6245](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6245/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-0441](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-0441/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2016-7402](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7402/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-6863](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6863/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2013-6865](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6865/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-6025 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-6025 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Oct 2013. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2013-6025 exists.

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-2013-6025/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6025/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6025
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6025
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-6025

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