CVE-2013-6311
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 · uneditedSQL injection vulnerability in IBM Marketing Platform 9.1 before FP2 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary SQL commands 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 · high confidenceA SQL injection vulnerability exists in IBM Marketing Platform 9.1 prior to Feature Pack 2. The flaw allows remote authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary SQL commands through unspecified vectors, potentially enabling data exfiltration or database compromise.
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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= 9.1.0.0= 9.1.0.1CVSS 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
- Single
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/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 IBM Marketing Platform installationLocate the IBM Marketing Platform installation directory and check the version manifest or version.txt file. Common paths include <IBM_install_dir>/MarketingPlatform/ or check the IBM Cognos installation directories.Affected if The installed version is 9.1.0.0 or 9.1.0.1, or any version of 9.1 prior to Feature Pack 2 installation.
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Confirm Feature Pack levelCheck whether Feature Pack 2 has been applied to the Marketing Platform installation. Inspect the installation for FP2-specific files or check the product version string for 'FP2' or 'Feature Pack 2' notation.Affected if Feature Pack 2 is NOT installed; the version remains at the base 9.1.0.0 or 9.1.0.1 release.
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Verify Marketing Platform web interface accessibilityDetermine if the IBM Marketing Platform web application (typically accessed via port 7001 or similar) is network-accessible. Check for exposed HTTP/HTTPS endpoints for the platform.Affected if The Marketing Platform web interface is exposed to network access without proper segmentation.
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Confirm user authentication is enabledReview the Marketing Platform security configuration to verify that user authentication is properly enforced for the web application.Affected if Authentication is misconfigured, weak, or disabled, allowing unauthenticated access to the SQL injection entry points.
Your environment is affected if IBM Marketing Platform version 9.1.0.0 or 9.1.0.1 is installed without Feature Pack 2, and the web interface is accessible to authenticated users who could exploit the SQL injection vectors.
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 Marketing Platform to Feature Pack 2 or later to obtain the vendor patch. As an interim measure, enforce strict least-privilege database accounts, validate all user inputs, and apply web application firewall rules to detect SQL injection patterns.
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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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