CVE-2013-3043

Directory traversal vulnerability in the client in IBM Rational Software Architect Design Manager and Rhapsody Design Manager 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.5 allows local users to read arbitrary files via vectors involving temporary files.

Published: 2013-12-14 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-3043 is rated Low Risk (24.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.61%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-3043

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 0.04% 0.61% +0.57%
2 2023-03-07 0.89% 0.04% -0.84%
3 2022-02-04 0.89%

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3043

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/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: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.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3043

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3043

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm rational_software_architect_design_manager 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_software_architect_design_manager 3.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_software_architect_design_manager 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_software_architect_design_manager 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_software_architect_design_manager 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_software_architect_design_manager 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_software_architect_design_manager 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_software_architect_design_manager 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_software_architect_design_manager:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rhapsody_design_manager 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rhapsody_design_manager:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rhapsody_design_manager 3.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rhapsody_design_manager:3.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rhapsody_design_manager 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rhapsody_design_manager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rhapsody_design_manager 4.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rhapsody_design_manager 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rhapsody_design_manager 4.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rhapsody_design_manager 4.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rhapsody_design_manager 4.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rhapsody_design_manager:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3043

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