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CVE-2013-4053

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The WS-Security implementation in IBM WebSphere Application Server (WAS) 6.1 before 6.1.0.47, 7.0 before 7.0.0.31, 8.0 before 8.0.0.8, and 8.5 before 8.5.5.1, and WAS Feature Pack for Web Services 6.1 before 6.1.0.47, when a trust store is configured for XML Digital Signatures, does not properly verify X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to obtain privileged access via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• IBM WebSphere Application Server: 8.5.0.0, 8.5.0.1, 8.5.0.2, 8.5.5.0, 7.0, 7.0.0.1 (+62)
• IBM Websphere Application Server Feature Pack For Web Services: 6.1.0.11, 6.1.0.13, 6.1.0.15, 6.1.0.17, 6.1.0.19, 6.1.0.21 (+13)

References

• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM90949
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM91521
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21647522
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86505
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM90949
• http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PM91521
• http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21647522
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86505

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