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CVE-2013-5420· NVD / CVE Program· CNA ibm

The IMS server before Ifix 6 in IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On (ISAM ESSO) 8.2 allows remote authenticated users

The IMS server before Ifix 6 in IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On (ISAM ESSO) 8.2 allows remote authenticated users to read log files by leveraging helpdesk privileges for a direct request.

LowCVSS 3.5 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Dec 23, 2013
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 57th percentile
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14

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CVSS
14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
ibmsecurity access manager for enterprise single sign-on

Affected versions

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

  • ibm security access manager for enterprise single sign-on8.2

Same product

ibm: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2017-1732IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On 8.2.2 does not set the secure attribute on authorization tokens or session cookies
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  • CVE-2013-5421Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the IMS server before Ifix 6 in IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On (ISAM
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2013-6745Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the IMS server before Ifix 6 in IBM Security Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On (ISAM
    14Monitor

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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EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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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
    none
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-264 · Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

    CVSS vector

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

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    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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