CVE-2013-4609

REDCap before 5.0.4 and 5.1.x before 5.1.3 does not reject certain undocumented syntax within branching logic and calculations, which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via (1) the Online Designer or (2) the Data Dictionary upload, as demonstrated by an eval call.

Published: 2013-06-17 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-4609 is rated Moderate Risk (44.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4609

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 2024-05-10 0.15% 0.16% +0.01%
2 2024-04-25 0.19% 0.15% -0.04%
3 2023-03-07 0.19%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-4609

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-4609

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-4609

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
project-redcap redcap 4.13.18 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:4.13.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 4.14.5 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:4.14.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 4.14.6 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:4.14.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 4.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:4.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 4.15.1 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:4.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 4.15.2 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:4.15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 4.15.3 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:4.15.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 4.15.4 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:4.15.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 5.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 5.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 5.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
project-redcap redcap 5.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:project-redcap:redcap:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanderbilt redcap <= 5.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanderbilt redcap 4.14.0 cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap:4.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanderbilt redcap 4.14.1 cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap:4.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanderbilt redcap 4.14.2 cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap:4.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanderbilt redcap 4.14.3 cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap:4.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vanderbilt redcap 4.14.4 cpe:2.3:a:vanderbilt:redcap:4.14.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-4609

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