CVE-2013-5116

Evernote prior to 5.5.1 has insecure password change

Published: 2020-01-31 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5116 is rated Low Risk (36.1/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). 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-2013-5116

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 2025-03-30 0.17% 0.09% -0.08%
2 2025-03-29 0.05% 0.17% +0.12%
3 2024-12-17 0.05%

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5116

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 5.2 [email protected]
6.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5116

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5116

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
evernote evernote < 5.5.1 cpe:2.3:a:evernote:evernote:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5116

URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/89734 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/author/8433/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64320/info Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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