CVE-2013-0481
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe console in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 5.1 and 5.2 and Sterling File Gateway 2.1 and 2.2 allows remote attackers to read stack traces by triggering (1) an error or (2) an exception.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThis is an information disclosure vulnerability in the web console of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator 5.1/5.2 and Sterling File Gateway 2.1/2.2. Remote attackers can trigger errors or exceptions to obtain full stack traces, which expose internal system details such as file paths, class names, version information, and potentially configuration or environment specifics that could assist in further exploitation.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 5.1= 5.2= 2.1= 2.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed product versionAccess the web console or check system configuration files to determine if the product is IBM Sterling B2B Integrator version 5.1 or 5.2, or IBM Sterling File Gateway version 2.1 or 2.2Affected if The installed version is exactly 5.1 or 5.2 for Sterling B2B Integrator, or exactly 2.1 or 2.2 for Sterling File Gateway
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Verify web console accessibilityConfirm the Sterling web console is accessible over the network on its default or configured HTTP/HTTPS portAffected if The web console is exposed and reachable without authentication restrictions
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Trigger a test error conditionSubmit an invalid request to the web console endpoint to cause an error response (such as invalid input to a form field or a malformed request parameter)Affected if The returned error page or response contains full stack traces, Java class names, file paths, or detailed exception messages rather than a generic user-friendly error
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Review application server logsAccess the application server logs for the web console application and look for recent error entriesAffected if Log files contain detailed stack traces with file paths and system information that would be visible to attackers who can trigger errors
A user is affected if they are running Sterling B2B Integrator 5.1/5.2 or Sterling File Gateway 2.1/2.2 with the web console exposed and verbose error details visible in responses or logs.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataConfigure custom error pages that display user-friendly messages without stack trace details, disable verbose error output in production environments, and apply any available vendor patches for these products.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-0481 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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