What is the CVSS score of CVE-2013-5442?

CVE-2013-5442 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.3%.

Security Network Protection Firmware CVE-2013-5442

MEDIUM

Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

2013-11-13 psirt@us.ibm.com

IBM XSS Security Network Protection Firmware Security Network Protection Xgs 5100

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 13, 2013 - 15:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Local Management Interface (LMI) in IBM Security Network Protection on XGS 5100 devices with firmware 5.1 before 5.1.0.6 and 5.1.1 before 5.1.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

AnalysisAI

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Local Management Interface (LMI) in IBM Security Network Protection on XGS 5100 devices with firmware 5.1 before 5.1.0.6 and 5.1.1 before 5.1.1.1. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Local Management Interface (LMI) in IBM Security Network Protection on XGS 5100 devices with firmware 5.1 before 5.1.0.6 and 5.1.1 before 5.1.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. Affected products include: Ibm Security Network Protection Firmware, Ibm Security Network Protection Xgs 5100. Version information: before 5.1.0.6.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.