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CVE-2013-2989

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-05-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The file-copying functionality in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct 3.8.00, 4.0.00, and 4.1.0 for UNIX on AIX 6.1 through 7.1 uses incorrect privileges, which allows local users to bypass filesystem read permissions and write permissions by leveraging authentication to the Connect:Direct product.

Affected products

• IBM Sterling Connect: 3.8.00, 4.0.00, 4.1.0.0

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC86449
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21637561
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84016
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1IC86449
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21637561
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/84016

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