CVE-2013-4109

An unspecified cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Cryptocat Message Handling 1.1.165.

Published: 2019-11-14 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-4109 is rated Moderate Risk (49.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.67%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4109

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 2026-03-09 0.80% 0.67% -0.13%
2 2025-03-30 0.93% 0.80% -0.13%
3 2025-03-29 0.93%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4109

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
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.
2.8 2.7 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4109

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4109

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cryptocat_project cryptocat 1.1.165 cpe:2.3:a:cryptocat_project:cryptocat:1.1.165:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4109

URL Tags
https://tobtu.com/decryptocat.php Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/es/?id.9445 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/10/15 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61097 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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