CVE-2013-7239 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in memcached versions prior to 1.4.17. Attackers can exploit this by sending an invalid request with SASL credentials, followed by another request with incorrect SASL credentials, thereby gaining unauthorized access. With a CVSS score of 4.8 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N), this vulnerability requires adjacent network access and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality and integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.4.16CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:memcached:memcached:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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