CVE-2013-3276
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 · uneditedEMC RSA Archer GRC 5.x before 5.4 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions and complete a login by leveraging a deactivated account.
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 confidenceEMC RSA Archer GRC versions 5.x before 5.4 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability where the system fails to properly validate account status during login. Remote authenticated users can bypass intended access restrictions by leveraging deactivated accounts to complete a login, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the GRC platform.
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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= 5.0= 5.1= 5.2= 5.3CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/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 the installed EMC RSA Archer GRC versionAccess the RSA Archer administrative interface or check the product documentation for the installed version number. This is typically visible in the About or System Information section of the admin console.Affected if The installed version is 5.0, 5.1, 5.2, or 5.3 (any version before 5.4).
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Review user account status configurationsAccess the RSA Archer user management section to enumerate all user accounts and their current status (active, inactive, disabled, or deactivated).Affected if Any user accounts exist with a status other than active, particularly deactivated or disabled accounts.
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Test authentication with a deactivated accountAttempt to log in to the RSA Archer GRC platform using a known deactivated or disabled user account to verify whether the system accepts the credentials.Affected if A deactivated account is able to successfully authenticate and gain access to the platform.
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Verify account status validation during loginReview authentication logs or enable verbose authentication logging to observe whether the system performs proper account status validation during the login process.Affected if The authentication process does not validate account status or allows login for accounts marked as deactivated.
A user is affected if they are running any version of EMC RSA Archer GRC between 5.0 and 5.3 inclusive, and a deactivated account can successfully authenticate to the system.
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 EMC RSA Archer GRC to version 5.4 or later. Review and disable any unauthorized accounts that may have gained access during the vulnerability window, and verify that deactivated user accounts can no longer authenticate.
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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-2013-3276 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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