CVE-2013-2980
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 · uneditedCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Web Console in IBM Data Studio 3.1.0 and 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that access monitored database information.
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 confidenceCross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in IBM Data Studio Web Console versions 3.1.0 and 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to hijack authenticated user sessions by tricking users into submitting malicious requests that access monitored database information. The lack of anti-CSRF tokens or proper request validation on state-changing operations enables attackers to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of legitimate users.
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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= 3.1.0= 3.1.1CVSS 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
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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 Data Studio Web Console versionLocate the IBM Data Studio installation directory and check the version information file or use the product's 'About' function in the Web Console interface. Common locations include the installation root directory or the 'about' page at /datastudio/about.jspAffected if The version shown is 3.1.0 or 3.1.1 exactly
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Confirm Web Console component is in useAccess the IBM Data Studio Web Console login page via browser or verify the web console service is running. Typical URL patterns include http://hostname:port/datastudio or similar console endpointsAffected if The Web Console is accessible and responds to HTTP requests on expected ports (commonly 8080, 8443, or configured ports)
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Verify anti-CSRF token implementationInspect the HTML source of Web Console pages (login, forms, state-changing operations) and check if hidden input fields containing anti-CSRF tokens are present in forms, or if the application validates Origin/Referer headers on POST requestsAffected if Forms lack anti-CSRF tokens (hidden token fields) and the application does not validate Origin or Referer headers on state-changing POST requests
You are affected if IBM Data Studio Web Console version 3.1.0 or 3.1.1 is installed and the Web Console component is accessible without proper anti-CSRF token protection on forms and state-changing 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 dataImplement anti-CSRF tokens for all forms and state-changing operations in the Web Console, validate the Origin/Referer headers on POST requests, and add SameSite cookie attributes to session cookies.
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- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing8.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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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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.
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- 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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