CVE-2013-3989

IBM Security AppScan Enterprise 8.x before 8.8 sends a cleartext AppScan Source database password in a response, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain sensitive information, and subsequently conduct man-in-the-middle attacks, by examining the response content.

Published: 2013-10-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-3989 is rated Low Risk (33.1/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.83%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-3989

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 0.16% 0.83% +0.67%
2 2025-03-17 0.08% 0.16% +0.08%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.08% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-3989

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.5 2.0 LOW
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 6.8 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-3989

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-3989

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.6.0.2:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.7.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.7.0.0:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
ibm security_appscan 8.7.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:security_appscan:8.7.0.1:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-3989

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