THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-3185
MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2013-3185

Active Directory Federation Services vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
41.4%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) 1.x through 2.1 on Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information about the service account, and possibly conduct account-lockout attacks, by connecting to an endpoint, aka "AD FS Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Active Directory Federation Services
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2013-08-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 41.4% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-3185

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-3185.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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