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CVE-2013-2209
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in reviewboard (CVE-2013-2209)
Summary
cross-site scripting in reviewboard (CVE-2013-2209). Data can be tampered with by attackers. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.7.10` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2013-2209** has been found in reviewboard.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade reviewboard to **1.7.10** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "reviewboard CVE-2013-2209" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2013-2209 (reviewboard) — CWE-79 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: `1.7.10` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Cross-site scripting (XSS)** (CWE-79) exists in reviewboard.
📍 Affected scope
reviewboard — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.7.10**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'reviewboard' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'reviewboard' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `reviewboard` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade reviewboard to 1.7.10ステージング環境で 1.7.10 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
reviewboard
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References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2209
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6g7x-4c7m-g63m
- package https://github.com/reviewboard/reviewboard
- package https://pypi.org/project/reviewboard
- web https://github.com/reviewboard/reviewboard/commit/4aaacbb1e628a80803ba1a55703db38fccdf7dbf
- web https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=977423
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/24/2
- web http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.6.17
- web http://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.7.10
- web http://www.reviewboard.org/news/2013/06/22/review-board-1617-and-1710-released
- web http://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vulnerability-management/vulnerabilities-its-time-to-review-your-reviewboard