# CVE-2013-7249: Fat Free CRM vulnerable to Exposure of Sensitive Information

> Remote attackers can obtain sensitive user information by accessing XML endpoints without authentication in Fat Free CRM.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f25h-3mj6-4jpg

## What is CVE-2013-7249?

CVE-2013-7249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Fat Free CRM before 0.12.1 does not restrict XML serialization, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a direct request, as demonstrated by a request for users/1.xml, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-7224.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7249?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including fat_free_crm. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `fat_free_crm` | RubyGems | All versions | 0.12.1 |
| `fat_free_crm` | RubyGems | All versions | 0.12.1 |

Products: Fatfreecrm Fat Free Crm.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-7249?

Upgrade fat_free_crm to 0.12.1 or later.

## Is CVE-2013-7249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-1585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-1585/): Fat Free CRM Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2013-7223](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7223/): Fat Free CRM contains Cross-site Request Forgery vulnerablilities (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2013-7225](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7225/): Fat Free CRM vulnerable to SQL Injection (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-20975](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-20975/): Cross-site scripting in fat_free_crm (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2019-10226](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10226/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-7249 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-7249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Jan 2014. 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-2013-7249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- fat_free_crm (RubyGems): affected all versions; fixed in 0.12.1
- fat_free_crm (RubyGems): affected all versions; fixed in 0.12.1

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-2013-7249/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7249/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-7249
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7249
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-7249

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-7249/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.