CVE-2013-2989 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in IBM Sterling Connect:Direct versions 3.8.00, 4.0.00, and 4.1.0 for UNIX on AIX 6.1 through 7.1. This flaw allows authenticated local users to bypass standard filesystem read and write permissions through the product's file-copying functionality. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring low attack complexity and local access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.8.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect:3.8.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect:4.0.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_connect:4.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.