CVEs / CVE-2013-3993

CVE-2013-3993: IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Invalid Input Vulnerability

Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 25 May 2022
low 3.5 CVSS 2.0 (NVD)
EPSS 4.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 16 Jun 2026

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Summary

Certain APIs within BigInsights can take invalid input that might allow attackers unauthorized access to read, write, modify, or delete data.
CISA, Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Description

IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 7 Jul 2014 · NVD status: Analyzed

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
n/a n/a	n/a	—

Exploitation

In CISA KEV since	25 May 2022
Due date for US federal agencies	15 Jun 2022
Used in ransomware campaigns	Known
Required action	The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Severity

CVSS 2.0	3.5 low `AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N` Scored by NVD
Weakness	CWE-22

References

CVE-2013-3993 on NVD
CVE-2013-3993 in the CISA KEV catalog
http://secunia.com/advisories/59676 Broken Link
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677445 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68449 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84982 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3993 US Government Resource

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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