CVE-2013-2625 [Medium] | Privilege Escalation in Faq

CVE-2013-2625 is rated Moderate Risk (50.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.29%). EPSS rose +1.11% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.18%	1.29%	+1.11%
2	2025-04-07	0.43%	0.18%	-0.25%
3	2025-03-30	—	0.43%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.18%

1.29%

+1.11%

2025-04-07

0.43%

0.18%

-0.25%

2025-03-30

—

0.43%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
6.5	3.1	MEDIUM	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:L) Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump. Integrity (I:L) Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes. Availability (A:N) Service keeps running; no real outage angle.	3.9	2.5	[email protected]
6.4	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P) Partial integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	10.0	4.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

6.5

3.1

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L): Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L): Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N): Service keeps running; no real outage angle.

3.9

2.5

[email protected]

6.4

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P): Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

10.0

4.9

[email protected]

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2625

vendor	priority	summary	link
`debian`	not yet assigned	CVE-2013-2625 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (otrs2), 1 status rows across 1 suites (bullseye): resolved 1.	https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2625
`ubuntu`	medium	CVE-2013-2625 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (otrs2), 13 status rows across 13 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): not-affected 8, ignored 3, DNE 1, released 1.	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2625

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2625

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
otrs	faq	>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq::::::::
otrs	faq	>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq::::::::
otrs	faq	>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:faq::::::::
otrs	otrs_help_desk	>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.19	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs_help_desk::::::::
otrs	otrs_help_desk	>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.14	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs_help_desk::::::::
otrs	otrs_help_desk	> 3.2.0, < 3.2.4	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs_help_desk::::::::
otrs	otrs_itsm	>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.7	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs_itsm::::::::
otrs	otrs_itsm	>= 3.1.0, < 3.1.8	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs_itsm::::::::
otrs	otrs_itsm	>= 3.2.0, < 3.2.3	cpe:2.3:a:otrs:otrs_itsm::::::::
debian	debian_linux	8.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	9.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*
debian	debian_linux	10.0	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:::::::*
opensuse	opensuse	12.2	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:::::::*
opensuse	opensuse	12.3	cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:::::::*

References for CVE-2013-2625

URL	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-08/0009.html	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00027.html	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58936	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83287	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2625	Third Party Advisory

URL

CVE-2013-2625

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2625

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2625

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2625

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2625

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2625

References for CVE-2013-2625