CVE-2013-5506

The authorization functionality in Cisco Firewall Services Module (FWSM) 3.1.x and 3.2.x before 3.2(25) and 4.x before 4.1(13), when multiple-context mode is enabled, allows local users to read or modify any context's configuration via unspecified commands, aka Bug ID CSCue46080.

Published: 2013-10-13 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-5506 is rated Low Risk (33.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). 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-2013-5506

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 0.08% 0.28% +0.20%
2 2025-03-17 0.24% 0.08% -0.17%
3 2024-09-17 0.24%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5506

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
2.7 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5506

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5506

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(4\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(5\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(6\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(6\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(7\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(7\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(8\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(9\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(9\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(10\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(10\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(11\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(11\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(12\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(12\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(13\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(13\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(14\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(14\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(15\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(15\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(16\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(16\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(17\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(17\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(18\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(18\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(19\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(19\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(20\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(20\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.1\(21\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.1\(21\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(1\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(4\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(5\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(6\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(6\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(7\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(7\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(8\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(9\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(9\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(10\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(10\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(11\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(11\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(12\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(12\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(13\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(13\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(14\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(14\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(15\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(15\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(16\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(16\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(17\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(17\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(18\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(18\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(19\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(19\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(20\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(20\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(21\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(21\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 3.2\(22\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:3.2\(22\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(1\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(4\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(5\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(6\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(6\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(7\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(7\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(8\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(10\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(10\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(11\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(11\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(12\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(12\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(13\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(13\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(14\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(14\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.0\(15\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.0\(15\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(1\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(1\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(2\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(3\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(4\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(4\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(5\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(5\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(6\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(6\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(7\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(7\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(8\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(8\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(9\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(9\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(10\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(10\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(11\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(11\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco firewall_services_module_software 4.1\(12\) cpe:2.3:a:cisco:firewall_services_module_software:4.1\(12\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5506

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