CVE-2013-4633
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 · uneditedHuawei Seco Versatile Security Manager (VSM) before V200R002C00SPC300 allows remote authenticated users to gain privileges via a certain change to a group configuration setting.
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 confidenceHuawei Seco Versatile Security Manager (VSM) versions prior to V200R002C00SPC300 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability where remote authenticated users can elevate their privileges by modifying certain group configuration settings. The vulnerability allows an authenticated user to gain higher-level privileges than originally assigned.
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= v200r002c00= v200r002c00spc100= v200r002c00spc200CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
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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 VSM versionAccess the VSM administrative interface or use the command line interface to retrieve the current software version. Common methods include logging into the management console and viewing the system information page, or executing the 'display version' command if CLI access is available.Affected if The installed version matches v200r002c00, v200r002c00spc100, or v200r002c00spc200 (versions prior to V200R002C00SPC300).
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Verify user authentication statusDetermine if your VSM instance is accessible via remote authentication. Check whether user accounts have been created and are able to log into the VSM system.Affected if Remote authenticated users can access the VSM system, as the vulnerability requires an authenticated session to exploit.
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Examine group configuration settingsReview the group configuration settings within the VSM administrative interface. Look for settings that control user privileges and group-level permissions, particularly any options that allow modification of privilege levels for user accounts.Affected if Group configuration settings contain options that allow authenticated users to modify privilege levels, enabling elevation beyond their assigned permissions.
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Audit user privilege assignmentsReview all user accounts and their current privilege assignments within the VSM. Compare assigned privileges against expected baseline permissions for each user role.Affected if Any user account possesses higher privileges than originally intended, indicating possible exploitation of the privilege escalation vulnerability.
A user is affected if the installed VSM version is prior to V200R002C00SPC300 and remote authenticated access exists, allowing modification of group configuration settings to elevate privileges.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Huawei VSM to version V200R002C00SPC300 or later. Review group configuration settings and audit user account privileges after patching to ensure no unauthorized privilege escalation has occurred.
V200R002C00SPC300
- Upgrade Huawei Seco Versatile Security Manager (VSM) to version V200R002C00SPC300 or later
- Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the VSM version in the system administration panel
- Confirm that the group configuration settings are properly restricted to prevent privilege escalation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2013-4633 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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