CVE-2013-2959
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 InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite 6.x, 7.x, and 9.x before 9.1.0.3 does not provide an encrypted session for transmitting login credentials, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
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 confidenceThe console in IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite transmits login credentials in cleartext without encryption, allowing remote attackers to intercept authentication credentials via network sniffing.
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
- 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 if IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite is installedCheck the installed programs or product directory for IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite. Look for installation folders typically under IBM\Optim or similar paths.Affected if The product is installed and no SSL/TLS encryption is configured for the console interface
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Determine the installed versionLocate the product version information in the installation directory, registry, or by running the product's version command. Compare against the affected list: 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, 7.1.2Affected if The installed version matches any of the listed affected versions
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Verify console access protocolCheck the console URL or connection settings. Determine if the console is accessed via HTTP (non-secure) or HTTPS (secure) protocol.Affected if The console is accessible over HTTP instead of HTTPS, indicating credentials could be transmitted in cleartext
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Inspect SSL/TLS configuration for the consoleCheck the console configuration files or server settings for SSL/TLS enablement. Look for configuration parameters related to encryption, security, or HTTPS binding.Affected if SSL/TLS encryption is not enabled or not properly configured for the console interface
A user is affected if IBM InfoSphere Optim Data Growth for Oracle E-Business Suite versions 6.0 through 7.1.2 are installed and the console is accessible over HTTP without SSL/TLS encryption 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 dataEnable SSL/TLS encryption for the console interface or upgrade to version 9.1.0.3 or later which addresses the lack of encrypted session handling for credential transmission.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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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-2013-2959 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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