CVE-2013-5490

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) before 6.2(1) allows remote attackers to read arbitrary text files via an XML external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue, aka Bug ID CSCud80148.

Published: 2013-09-23 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5490 is rated Moderate Risk (58.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.71%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.09% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5490

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 0.61% 1.71% +1.09%
2 2025-03-30 0.73% 0.61% -0.12%
3 2025-03-29 0.73%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5490

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5490

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5490

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager <= 6.1\(1b\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.2\(2e\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.2\(2e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 6.1\(1a\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:6.1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 4.1\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:4.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 4.1\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:4.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 4.1\(4\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:4.1\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 4.1\(5\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:4.1\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 4.2\(1\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:4.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 4.2\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:4.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.0\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.0\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.1\(1\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.1\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.1\(3u\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.1\(3u\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.2\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.2\(2a\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.2\(2a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.2\(2b\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.2\(2b\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 5.2\(2c\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.2\(2c\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco prime_data_center_network_manager 6.1\(1b\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:6.1\(1b\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5490

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