CVE-2013-3623
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in cgi/close_window.cgi in the web interface in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI)…
- 10.0HighCVSS base score
- 72.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 0.6% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 3Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in cgi/close_window.cgi in the web interface in the Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) with firmware before 3.15 (SMT_X9_315) on Supermicro X9 generation motherboards allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the (1) sess_sid or (2) ACT parameter.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Metasploit modules and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits4
Metasploit modules2 modules
- Supermicro Onboard IPMI CGI Vulnerability Scanner (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
auxiliary/scanner/http/smt_ipmi_cgi_scannerRank normaldisclosed 6 Nov 2013
- Supermicro Onboard IPMI close_window.cgi Buffer Overflow (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/linux/http/smt_ipmi_close_window_bofRank gooddisclosed 6 Nov 2013
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Supermicro Onboard IPMI - 'close_window.cgi' Remote Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 29666remote, hardwarepublished 18 Nov 2013Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 29666 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By certcc
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 72.4% · top 0.6% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
6
- 29666 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/files/IPMI/CVE_Update.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2013/11/06/supermicro-ipmi-firmware-vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.thomas-krenn.com/en/wiki/Supermicro_IPMI_Security_Updates_November_2013 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX216642 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 63775 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2013-3557 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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