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CVE-2013-5490

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-5490 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) versions prior to 6.2(1). This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary text files on the affected system. With a CVSS score of 7.8, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and complete confidentiality impact. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 6.1\(1b\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.2\(2e\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:5.2\(2e\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.1\(1a\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:6.1\(1a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1\(2\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:4.1\(2\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1\(3\)CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:prime_data_center_network_manager:4.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.8HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.71%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0171 is in the 57th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/87191
tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130918-dcnm
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/62485