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Vulnerability · CVE-2013-3993

IBM InfoSphere BigInsights Invalid Input Vulnerability

Published Jul 7, 2014 · catalog updated Aug 14, 2026 · IBM InfoSphere BigInsights

Patch now

CVE-2013-3993 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 15, 2022. Confirm IBM InfoSphere BigInsights against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.77%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe ibm/infosphere biginsights · vendor IBM InfoSphere BigInsights · vendor n/a n/a

IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe ibm/infosphere biginsightsversion unspecified
  • vendor IBM InfoSphere BigInsightsversion unspecified
  • vendor n/a n/aversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2013-3993

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2013-3993 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 15, 2022. Confirm IBM InfoSphere BigInsights against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-22: Path Traversal; CWE-264. EPSS 4.77%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 7, 2014 · Catalog

    Detected

    IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.

  2. May 25, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  3. Jun 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.

  5. Aug 14, 2026 · CVE.org

    Updated

    IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-3993

    Certain APIs within BigInsights can take invalid input that might allow attackers unauthorized access to read, write, modify, or delete data.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-3993

    IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-3993

    30-day exploitation probability 4.8%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2013-3993

    IBM InfoSphere BigInsights before 2.1.0.3 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended file and directory restrictions, or access untrusted data or code, via crafted parameters in unspecified API calls.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2013-3993

    Certain APIs within BigInsights can take invalid input that might allow attackers unauthorized access to read, write, modify, or delete data.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.