CVE-2013-7245
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 Backup Server component in SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 before SP51 allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and perform database dumps by leveraging failure to validate credentials, aka SAP Security Note 1927859.
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 confidenceThe Backup Server component in SAP Sybase ASE 15.7 before SP51 fails to validate credentials properly, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass access restrictions and perform unauthorized database dumps (full data extraction).
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= 15.7CVSS 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
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 Sybase ASE versionRun 'select @@version' or 'sp_version' to determine the installed Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise version.Affected if The version shows 15.7 but does not indicate SP51 or higher.
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Confirm Backup Server component is presentQuery for the Backup Server configuration using 'select name, value from master..sysconfigures where name like "%backup%"' or check backup server process status.Affected if A Backup Server is configured and running.
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Verify Backup Server network accessibilityCheck if the Backup Server is bound to a network interface and accepting remote connections. Review interfaces file or SQL Listener configuration.Affected if The Backup Server is accessible over the network on a TCP port.
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Check Backup Server authentication configurationReview Backup Server startup parameters and authentication settings in the Backup Server configuration or interfaces file.Affected if The Backup Server allows connections without proper credential validation (default or no authentication enforced).
You are affected if Sybase ASE version 15.7 is installed without SP51 or higher, and the Backup Server component is running and network-accessible without proper credential validation.
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 dataApply SAP Security Note 1927859 or upgrade to Sybase ASE 15.7 SP51 or later to implement proper credential validation in the Backup Server component.
- Consultation6.0 h
- Implementation12.0 h
- Testing10.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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-2013-7245 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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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