CVE-2013-5538

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-10-16 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-264

Description

The Sponsor Portal in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) uses weak permissions for uploaded files, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a direct request, aka Bug ID CSCui67506.

Affected products

Cisco Identity Services Engine: all versions
Cisco Identity Services Engine unknown: all versions

References

http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5538
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityNotice/CVE-2013-5538

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