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CVE-2013-5424· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and create new user accounts or execute

IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and create new user accounts or execute tasks, by leveraging an expired password for the system-level account.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Oct 25, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.3% · 69th percentile
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Action score

27

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmflex system manager

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • ibm flex system manager1.3.0

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2013-5423IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.1 through 1.3 before 1.3.2.0 allows remote attackers to enumerate user accounts via unspecified vectors.
    20Monitor
  • CVE-2013-5438Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the web server in IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.1.0 through 1.3 allows remote attackers to inj
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0897The Configuration Patterns component in IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.2.0.x, 1.2.1.x, 1.3.0.x, and 1.3.1.x uses a weak algorithm in an enc
    14Monitor
  • CVE-2014-6147IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.1.x.x, 1.2.0.x, 1.2.1.x, 1.3.0.0, 1.3.1.0, and 1.3.2.0 allows local users to obtain sensitive information, a
    8Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    P · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    P · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    P
    Availability impact
    P

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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