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CVE-2013-4038

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.0EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in Integrated Management Module (IMM) on IBM BladeCenter, Flex System, System x iDataPlex, and System x3### servers uses cleartext for password storage, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-310
EPSS score
0.8% (56th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2013-3969)
Published
August 9, 2013
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-3969 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • ibm / bladecenter
  • ibm / bladecenter
  • ibm / bladecenter
  • ibm / bladecenter
  • ibm / bladecenter
  • ibm / flex system x220 compute node
  • ibm / flex system x240 compute node
  • ibm / flex system x440 compute node
  • ibm / system x idataplex dx360 m2 server
  • ibm / system x idataplex dx360 m3 server
  • ibm / system x idataplex dx360 m4 server
  • ibm / system x3100 m4
  • ibm / system x3200 m3
  • ibm / system x3250 m3
  • ibm / system x3250 m4
  • ibm / system x3400 m2
  • ibm / system x3400 m3
  • ibm / system x3500 m2
  • ibm / system x3500 m3
  • ibm / system x3500 m4
  • ibm / system x3530 m4
  • ibm / system x3550 m2
  • ibm / system x3550 m3
  • ibm / system x3550 m4
  • ibm / system x3620 m3
  • ibm / system x3630 m3
  • ibm / system x3630 m4
  • ibm / system x3650 m2
  • ibm / system x3650 m3
  • ibm / system x3650 m4
  • ibm / system x3690 x5
  • ibm / system x3750 m4
  • ibm / system x3850 x5
  • ibm / system x3950 x5

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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