CVE-2013-4031 describes a critical vulnerability in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation on various IBM BladeCenter, Flex System, System x iDataPlex, and System x3### servers. The flaw stems from a default password for the IPMI user account, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to gain full control over server power functions (on, off, reboot) and user account management. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
hs22CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:ibm:bladecenter:hs22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
hs22vCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:ibm:bladecenter:hs22v:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
hs23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:ibm:bladecenter:hs23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
hs23eCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:ibm:bladecenter:hs23e:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
hx5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:ibm:bladecenter:hx5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.