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CVE-2013-6766

Published: May 19, 2014Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-287
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 26.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

OpenVAS Administrator 1.2 before 1.2.2 and 1.3 before 1.3.2 allows remote attackers to bypass the OAP authentication restrictions and execute OAP commands via a crafted OAP request for version information, which causes the state to be set to CLIENT_AUTHENTIC.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

n/an/a
openvas administratoropenvas
On-prem
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
openvasoss-projectSecurity Productsaka openvas manager, openvas administrator

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

http://lists.wald.intevation.org/pipermail/openvas-announce/2013-November/000157.html
lists.wald.intevation.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/10/2
openwall.com
http://www.openvas.org/OVSA20131108.html
openvas.org

Timeline

Published
May 19, 2014
Last Updated
May 6, 2026

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