CVE-2013-5540

The file-upload feature in Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (disk consumption and administration-interface outage) by uploading many files, aka Bug ID CSCui67519.

Published: 2013-10-16 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2013-5540 is rated Moderate Risk (48.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.06%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-5540

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 0.36% 1.06% +0.70%
2 2025-03-17 0.11% 0.36% +0.26%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.11% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-5540

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C 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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 6.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-5540

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-5540

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cisco identity_services_engine_software — cpe:2.3:a:cisco:identity_services_engine_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cisco identity_services_engine — cpe:2.3:h:cisco:identity_services_engine:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-5540

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