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CVE-2013-3993

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2022-05-25 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2014-07-07
  • Fixed in2.1.0.3
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2014-07-0711:01CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2022-05-25Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2022-05-25Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2022-05-25Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-12-1915:18SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2013-3993?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2013-3993?format=csv
  • TAXII collection of exploited CVEs
  • The EDL and CSV take an API key on the Pro plan.

Versions per branch

NVD
Ibm infosphere biginsights
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1< 2.1.0.32.1.0.3

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Ibm infosphere biginsights to 2.1.0.3
  2. CISA’s required action: The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.due 2022-06-15

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2022-05-25
Patch Due Date
2022-06-15
Ransomware Use
Known
Required Action
The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

Sources

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2014-07-07
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Analyzed

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-3993?

IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.

Is CVE-2013-3993 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2013-3993 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2022-06-15.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-3993?

CVE-2013-3993 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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