MediasenseApplication · Cisco
CVE-2013-5502
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 · uneditedThe web interface in Cisco MediaSense does not properly protect the client-server communication channel, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive query string or cookie information via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCuj23344.
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 confidenceThe Cisco MediaSense web interface fails to properly protect the client-server communication channel, allowing remote attackers to intercept and obtain sensitive information transmitted via query strings or cookies. This appears to be a transport layer protection failure where sensitive session data or credentials may be exposed in plaintext during HTTP communication.
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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
MediasenseApplication
all versionsCVSS 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
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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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Verify if HTTP access is enabled on the MediaSense web interfaceAttempt to access the MediaSense server on port 80 (or common HTTP ports) using a web browser or curl command: http://<mediasense-server-ip>/Affected if The web interface responds over HTTP (unencrypted) instead of redirecting to HTTPS or rejecting the connection
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Check for HTTPS enforcementObserve whether the server automatically redirects HTTP requests to HTTPS or if unencrypted HTTP connections are allowed to persistAffected if HTTP connections are permitted or not automatically upgraded to HTTPS, allowing plaintext transmission of data
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Inspect cookie attributesLog into the MediaSense web interface and use browser developer tools (F12 > Network tab) or curl to capture response headers. Examine the Set-Cookie headers for the 'Secure' and 'HttpOnly' flagsAffected if Cookies are set without the Secure flag (allowing transmission over HTTP) or without the HttpOnly flag (allowing JavaScript access)
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Observe query string transmissionCapture network traffic or HTTP request logs while interacting with the MediaSense web interface. Examine URLs for sensitive parameters such as session IDs, usernames, or authentication tokens passed in query stringsAffected if Sensitive credentials, session identifiers, or authentication tokens are transmitted in URL query strings rather than POST bodies or server-side session storage
If the MediaSense web interface is accessible over HTTP or transmits session data or credentials in plaintext query strings or unprotected cookies, the environment is affected by this transport layer protection failure.
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 dataEnforce HTTPS for all web interface traffic, configure secure and httpOnly flags on cookies, and avoid transmitting sensitive data in query string parameters by using POST requests or server-side session storage instead.
Fix this in Mediasense
Scoped from the published advisory
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2013-5502 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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