CVE-2013-0577
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 Optim E-Business Console in IBM Data Growth Solution for Oracle E-business Suite 6.0 through 9.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and create, modify, or delete documents or scripts via unspecified vectors.
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 confidenceThe Optim E-Business Console in IBM Data Growth Solution for Oracle E-Business Suite versions 6.0 through 9.1 contains an access control bypass vulnerability. Remote authenticated users can create, modify, or delete documents or scripts despite lacking proper authorization, due to insufficient access restriction enforcement in unspecified vectors.
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= 6.0= 6.1= 6.3.1= 6.3.2= 6.3.3= 6.4.0= 6.4.1= 6.5.0= 6.5.1= 7.1.0= 7.1.1= 7.1.2CVSS 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
- Adjacent
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:A/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 if IBM Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite is installedCheck system for IBM Optim installation directories (commonly in C:\Program Files\IBM\Optim or /opt/IBM/Optim) or look for Optim-related services and processesAffected if The product is present on the system
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Determine the installed version of IBM OptimInspect the Optim installation for version information - check README files, version.txt, or run 'optim --version' if CLI available, or inspect registry entries on WindowsAffected if The installed version matches 6.0 through 7.1.2 inclusive (6.0, 6.1, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3, 6.4.0, 6.4.1, 6.5.0, 6.5.1, 7.1.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2)
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Verify the Optim E-Business Console component is configuredCheck for E-Business Console web application files (look for 'eBusinessConsole' or 'ebusiness' directories in the Optim installation, or check for associated web services)Affected if The E-Business Console web interface is deployed and accessible
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Review Optim E-Business Console access control configurationsExamine Optim security configuration files (typically in config directories) or access control settings within the E-Business Console for any permission gaps or misconfigurationsAffected if Access control restrictions are missing or improperly enforced for document/script operations
You are affected if IBM Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite versions 6.0 through 7.1.2 is installed with the E-Business Console component enabled and access controls are not properly restricting document or script operations.
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 dataRestrict and validate user permissions in the Optim E-Business Console before allowing document or script operations. Apply vendor patches if available and audit access control policies for the affected product.
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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-2013-0577 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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