CVE-2013-6285
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 search component in the Treasurer application in Tyler Technologies TaxWeb 3.13.3.1 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive query-structure information via an invalid search request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-6020.
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 search component in the Treasurer application of Tyler Technologies TaxWeb version 3.13.3.1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where invalid search requests return sensitive query-structure information to attackers, potentially exposing database schema or internal application logic.
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= 3.13.3.1CVSS 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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Identify TaxWeb installation and versionLocate the TaxWeb application installation directory or check the application's version information page (typically found in the application's About or Help section, or in configuration files within the TaxWeb installation directory)Affected if The installed version is TaxWeb version 3.13.3.1
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Verify Treasurer application component is presentAccess the TaxWeb application and navigate to the Treasurer application module, or inspect the application's component structure to confirm the Treasurer module is installed and accessibleAffected if The Treasurer application component exists within the TaxWeb installation
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Locate the search functionality in TreasurerWithin the Treasurer application interface, locate or access the search component feature used for querying records or dataAffected if The search component feature is available and enabled in the Treasurer application
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Test search for information disclosureSubmit an invalid or malformed search request to the Treasurer search component (such as special characters, empty queries, or syntactically incorrect search parameters) and observe the error responseAffected if The error response or unexpected input returns sensitive query-structure information, database schema details, or internal application logic in the output
A user is affected if TaxWeb version 3.13.3.1 is installed with the Treasurer application and its search component returns sensitive query-structure details in response to invalid search requests.
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 to a patched version of TaxWeb and implement proper input validation and error message sanitization in the search component to prevent leakage of query structure details.
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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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