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CVE-2013-0538


Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in IBM Lotus Notes 8.x before 8.5.3 FP4 Interim Fix 1 and 9.0 before Interim Fix 1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a SCRIPT element in an HTML e-mail message, aka SPRs JMOY95BLM6 and JMOY95BN49.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-0538 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-05-01T12:00:07.873

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-79

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.0 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.1 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.0 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.1 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.2 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.3 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.4 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.5 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.0.2.6 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.0.0 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.0.1 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.0 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.1 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.2 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.3 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.4 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.1.5 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.2.0 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.2.1 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.2.2 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.2.3 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.3 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.3.1 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.3.2 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 8.5.3.3 Yes
Application ibm lotus_notes 9.0.0.0 Yes

References

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 ibm'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.