# CVE-2013-3431: Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) before 7.0.0 does not require authentication for access to VSMC monitoring pages, which allows remote

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2013-07-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Cisco Video Surveillance Manager (VSM) before 7.0.0 does not require authentication for access to VSMC monitoring pages, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive configuration, archive, and log information via unspecified vectors, related to the Cisco_VSBWT (aka Broadware sample code) package, aka Bug ID CSCsv40169.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85945
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130724-vsm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61431
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028827
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24786

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