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CVE-2013-0267

The Privileges portion of the web GUI and the XMLRPC API in Apache VCL 2.3.x before 2.3.2, 2.2.x before 2.2.2 and 2.1 allow remote authenticated users with nodeAdmin, manageGroup, resourceGrant, or userGrant permissions to gain privileges, cause a denial of service, or conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by leveraging improper data validation.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from apache organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-02-21T15:29:00.213

Last Modified

2024-11-21T01:47:11.697

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20
CWE-264

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	apache	vcl	≤ 2.2.2	Yes
Application	apache	vcl	< 2.3.2	Yes
Application	apache	vcl	2.1	Yes

References

https://github.com/apache/vcl/commit/56c0f040056d6ad8693b20cfd3351367c2ffeabc#diff-2567a5ec9705eb7ac2c984033e06189d Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/632da9e45fce333f21782f1fe10b1d8e77a63811a34fe8e286dedc99%40%3Ccommits.vcl.apache.org%3E ([email protected])
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/944592973c91cd106a42095271c3f6c7ab9c8d70077b8c6a8d4d92d0%40%3Ccommits.vcl.apache.org%3E ([email protected])
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201305.mbox/%3C1658214.8zndv4WEi7%40treebeard%3E ([email protected])
https://github.com/apache/vcl/commit/56c0f040056d6ad8693b20cfd3351367c2ffeabc#diff-2567a5ec9705eb7ac2c984033e06189d Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/632da9e45fce333f21782f1fe10b1d8e77a63811a34fe8e286dedc99%40%3Ccommits.vcl.apache.org%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/944592973c91cd106a42095271c3f6c7ab9c8d70077b8c6a8d4d92d0%40%3Ccommits.vcl.apache.org%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201305.mbox/%3C1658214.8zndv4WEi7%40treebeard%3E (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apache's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.