CVE-2013-5424

medium
Published 2013-10-25 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
6.8
VIR risk
6.8

Description

IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) 1.3.0 allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, and create new user accounts or execute tasks, by leveraging an expired password for the system-level account.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: psirt@us.ibm.com — http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5093938

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
ibm ibmflex_system_manager1.3.0

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.