CVE-2013-6180
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 Security Analytics (SA) 10.x before 10.3, and RSA NetWitness NextGen 9.8, does not ensure that SA Core requests originate from the SA REST UI, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by sending a Core request from a web browser or other unintended user agent.
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 Security Analytics 10.x before 10.3 and RSA NetWitness NextGen 9.8 fail to validate that SA Core requests originate from the legitimate SA REST UI. Attackers can bypass access restrictions by sending Core requests directly from a web browser or other user agents, effectively exploiting a missing origin/referer validation or CSRF protection mechanism.
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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= 9.8= 10.0= 10.1= 10.2CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/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 RSA product and versionLocate the installed version of RSA Security Analytics or RSA NetWitness NextGen. Check the product UI about/help page, or use the command line interface if available to query the version number.Affected if The installed version is RSA Security Analytics 10.0, 10.1, or 10.2, or RSA NetWitness NextGen 9.8
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Verify REST API endpoint exposureIdentify the SA Core REST API endpoint URL in your environment (typically at /sdk or similar paths under the Security Analytics web interface). Attempt to access this endpoint directly using a tool like curl or a browser, without including the legitimate Origin or Referer header that would be sent by the SA REST UI.Affected if The REST API accepts and processes requests without validating the Origin or Referer header
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Test for CSRF token requirementSend a valid authenticated request to the Core API but omit any CSRF token or anti-CSRF parameter. Observe whether the request is accepted and executed.Affected if Requests succeed without requiring a valid CSRF token or anti-CSRF header
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Confirm browser-based request executionFrom a different domain or subdomain, attempt to trigger an action against the SA Core API (such as a configuration change or query) using a simple HTML form or JavaScript fetch, simulating how an attacker would exploit this from a malicious page.Affected if The browser-based request from a foreign origin is successfully processed by the SA Core
If the installed version matches 9.8 for NetWitness or 10.0-10.2 for Security Analytics AND the REST API accepts requests without proper Origin/Referer validation or CSRF tokens, the environment is affected.
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 proper origin/referer header validation or CSRF token validation to ensure Core requests originate exclusively from the SA REST UI. Upgrade to version 10.3 or later for RSA Security Analytics.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- 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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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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