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CVE-2013-4409

An eval() vulnerability exists in Python Software Foundation Djblets 0.7.21 and Beanbag Review Board before 1.7.15 when parsing JSON requests.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 4 products from reviewboard, from reviewboard, from fedoraproject and 1 other, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, 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

2019-11-04T21:15:11.433

Last Modified

2024-11-21T01:55:30.633

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	reviewboard	djblets	0.7.21	Yes
Application	reviewboard	review_board	< 1.7.15	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	18	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	19	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux	6.0	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120619.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119819.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119820.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119830.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119831.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63029 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4409 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4409 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88059 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4409 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120619.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119819.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119820.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119830.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119831.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63029 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4409 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4409 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88059 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4409 Third Party Advisory (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 reviewboard'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.