CVE-2013-3992
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 IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 2.0 through 2.1 allows remote authenticated users to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims via unknown 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 · high confidenceIBM InfoSphere BigInsights versions 2.0 through 2.1 contains a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability that allows an authenticated remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions on behalf of authenticated victims by tricking them into submitting malicious requests.
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= 2.0.0.0= 2.1.0.0CVSS 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 IBM InfoSphere BigInsights versionCheck the installed version by examining the BigInsights installation directory or using the version command-line tool typically found in the installation path. On Linux, this may be located in /opt/ibm/biginsights or similar. Look for a version file or use the 'bi-version' utility if available.Affected if The installed version is 2.0.0.0 or 2.1.0.0
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Confirm web console accessibilityDetermine if the BigInsights web console (Eclipse-based console or BigInsights console) is accessible by checking if port 8080, 8443, or the configured web server port is open and responding. Use a command like 'netstat -an | grep -E "(8080|8443)"' or check the web server configuration files.Affected if The web console is exposed and accessible over HTTP/HTTPS on the network
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Verify anti-CSRF token presence in web requestsLog into the BigInsights web console and inspect the HTML forms for state-changing operations (such as job submission, configuration changes, or user management). Check if each form includes a hidden input field containing a random token value, or inspect HTTP response headers for anti-CSRF tokens.Affected if No anti-CSRF token is present in the web application's forms or headers for state-changing operations
You are affected if the installed IBM InfoSphere BigInsights version is 2.0.0.0 or 2.1.0.0 and the web console is accessible without proper anti-CSRF token validation in place.
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 (synchronizer token pattern) on all state-changing operations and validate the Origin/Referer headers to prevent CSRF attacks.
- Consultation8.0 h
- Implementation16.0 h
- Testing12.0 h
- Review / QA6.0 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-2013-3992 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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