The Data Protection for VMware component in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments (TSMVE) 6.3 through 7.1.0.2 does not properly check authorization for backup and restore operations, which allows local users to obtain sensitive VM data or cause a denial of service (disk consumption) via unspecified GUI actions.
CVE-2013-6713 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from ibm organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2014, 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.
2014-05-26T19:55:04.140
2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Deferred
CVSSv2: 4.1 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
2.7
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 6.3.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 6.3.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 6.3.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 6.3.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 6.3.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 6.4.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 6.4.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 7.1.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 7.1.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | ibm | tivoli_storage_manager_for_virtual_environments | 7.1.0.2 | Yes |
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