CVE-2013-5438

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Published Dec 14, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server in IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.1.0 through 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:flex_system_manager:1.1.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:flex_system_manager:1.3.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2013-5278	Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server in IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.1.0 through 1.3 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.8% (1.773% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.ibm.com/connections/blogs/PSIRT/entry/security_bulletin_flex_system_manager_web_server_allows_generic_xss_cve_2013_5438
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5094212
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/87753

History

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Subscriptions

Ibm Flex System Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ibm
Published: Dec 14, 2013, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:15 PM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 14, 2013, 10:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:58 PM

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