CVE-2013-3993

Exploitation

Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-05-25. Federal remediation due 2022-06-15.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

5.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 91.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD analysis status

Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2014-07-07 10:00Z12 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-08-14 03:55Z21 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2013-06-07

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

76721e54a49e6ef1a988d76cdd9798a96d48b268f6c067a8627ed0e9368f7049

• secunia.com59676http://secunia.com/advisories/59676third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
• www.securityfocus.com68449http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68449vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comibm-biginsights-cve20133993-sec-bypass(84982)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84982vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• www-01.ibm.comhttp://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21677445x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2013-3993government-resource