CVE-2013-0284

Ruby agent 3.2.0 through 3.5.2 serializes sensitive data when communicating with servers operated by New Relic, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (database credentials and SQL statements) by sniffing the network and deserializing the data.

Published: 2013-04-09 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-0284 is rated Moderate Risk (44.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.29%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0284

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2024-09-17 0.18% 0.29% +0.11%
2 2024-02-08 0.29% 0.18% -0.12%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.29% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0284

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-0284

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-0284

GHSA-q6cw-2553-7837 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: rubygems — newrelic_rpm Gem Discloses Sensitive Information

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-0284

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
newrelic ruby_agent 3.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.4 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.4.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.1.14 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.5.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
newrelic ruby_agent 3.5.2 cpe:2.3:a:newrelic:ruby_agent:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0284

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