CVE-2013-2997

IBM Security AppScan Enterprise before 8.7 does not invalidate the session context upon a logout action, which allows remote attackers to hijack sessions by leveraging an unattended workstation.

Published: 2013-09-08 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-2997 is rated Low Risk (19.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.46%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2997

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 2026-06-15 0.11% 0.46% +0.35%
2 2023-03-07 1.05% 0.11% -0.95%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.05% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2997

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.7 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.1 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2997

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2997

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm security_appscan <= 8.6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:*:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 5.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:5.6.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 6.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 6.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 6.0.2.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.0.2.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 6.1.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:6.1.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.0.2:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.1.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.1.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.0.11:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.5.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.5.0.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.6.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.6.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.6.0.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2997

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