CVE-2013-5428
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 · uneditedIBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances 2.5.0 do not require authentication for all administrative actions, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified 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 · moderate confidenceIBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliances version 2.5.0 contain a critical authentication bypass vulnerability where administrative actions do not require authentication. This allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute administrative commands and cause denial of service conditions through unspecified vectors.
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 dataall versions= 2.5.0.0CVSS 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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 WebSphere DataPower XC10 appliance is deployedReview inventory systems, network diagrams, or physically inspect data center racks for DataPower XC10 hardware appliancesAffected if The appliance is present in the environment
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Determine the firmware versionAccess the appliance management interface and navigate to the System > Status or About section to view the firmware version, or run the command 'show version' via CLI if availableAffected if Firmware version is 2.5.0.0 or if the appliance is running any version (as the summary states all versions are affected)
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Verify administrative interface accessibilityCheck network access controls, firewall rules, or ACLs to determine if the administrative web interface (typically ports 443, 9090) or CLI (port 22) is reachable from untrusted networksAffected if Administrative interface is exposed to untrusted or public networks
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Test authentication enforcement on administrative functionsAttempt to access administrative URLs or API endpoints without providing credentials, or observe logs for unauthenticated administrative requestsAffected if Administrative actions complete successfully without authentication credentials being provided
If a DataPower XC10 appliance is present and its administrative interface is network-accessible, the environment is likely affected by this authentication bypass vulnerability.
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 IBM WebSphere DataPower XC10 to a patched version that addresses the authentication bypass vulnerability, and restrict administrative interface access to trusted networks until the upgrade can be applied.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2013-5428 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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