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CVE-2013-4031


The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in Integrated Management Module (IMM) and Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) on IBM BladeCenter, Flex System, System x iDataPlex, and System x3### servers has a default password for the IPMI user account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to perform power-on, power-off, or reboot actions, or add or modify accounts, via unspecified vectors.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4031 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 30 products from ibm, from ibm, from ibm and 27 others, 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

2013-08-09T23:55:02.840

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-255

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Hardware ibm bladecenter hs22 Yes
Hardware ibm bladecenter hs22v Yes
Hardware ibm bladecenter hs23 Yes
Hardware ibm bladecenter hs23e Yes
Hardware ibm bladecenter hx5 Yes
Hardware ibm flex_system_x220_compute_node - Yes
Hardware ibm flex_system_x240_compute_node - Yes
Hardware ibm flex_system_x440_compute_node - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x_idataplex_dx360_m2_server - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x_idataplex_dx360_m3_server - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x_idataplex_dx360_m4_server - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3100_m4 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3200_m3 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3250_m3 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3250_m4 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3400_m2 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3400_m3 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3500_m2 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3500_m3 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3500_m4 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3530_m4 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3550_m2 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3550_m3 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3550_m4 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3620_m3 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3630_m3 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3630_m4 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3650_m2 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3650_m3 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3650_m4 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3690_x5 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3750_m4 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3850_x5 - Yes
Hardware ibm system_x3950_x5 - 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.