CVE-2013-0511
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 · uneditedMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 5.6 and 8.x before 8.7 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified parameters.
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 · moderate confidenceMultiple SQL injection vulnerabilities exist in IBM Security AppScan Enterprise versions 5.6 and 8.x before 8.7. Authenticated remote users can execute arbitrary SQL commands through unspecified parameters, likely due to improper input validation in database queries.
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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= 5.6.0.0= 8.0.0.0= 8.0.0.1= 8.0.0.2= 8.0.1.0= 8.0.1.1= 8.0.11= 8.5.0.0= 8.5.0.1= 8.6.0.0= 8.6.0.1= 8.6.0.2CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 installed IBM Security AppScan Enterprise versionCheck the Windows Registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\IBM\AppScan Enterprise\InstallDir or look for the installation directory and check version.xml or version.txt in the installation folderAffected if The installed version matches 5.6.0.0 or any 8.0.x, 8.5.x, or 8.6.x version before 8.7.0.0
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Verify the AppScan Enterprise web interface is accessibleConfirm the AppScan Enterprise web console is running and reachable by accessing the URL typically at https://hostname:8443/ase or http://hostname:8080/aseAffected if The web interface is exposed and running, as SQL injection requires network access to the application
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Confirm user authentication is enabledVerify that the application requires authentication for access by attempting to reach the login page and checking that unauthenticated access is blockedAffected if Authentication is enabled, which is required for exploitation - an attacker needs valid credentials to exploit these SQL injection flaws
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Check for recent authentication logsReview the AppScan Enterprise logs in the installation directory under Logs folder or Windows Event Viewer for any suspicious SQL-like queries that may indicate exploitation attemptsAffected if SQL injection attempts appear in logs, suggesting the vulnerability has been targeted
The environment is affected if IBM Security AppScan Enterprise version 5.6.0.0 or any 8.x version before 8.7.0.0 is installed and the web interface is accessible with authentication enabled.
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 dataUpgrade to IBM Security AppScan Enterprise version 8.7 or later which contains the fix for these vulnerabilities. As a defense-in-depth measure, review and implement parameterized queries or prepared statements for all database interactions.
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