CVE-2013-4038
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in Integrated Management...
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.
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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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4038- CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-310
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-4038- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-3969 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-3969- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9qg-48f9-44pg No score
The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in Integrated Management...
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.
- Record
GHSA-g9qg-48f9-44pg- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- ibm bladecenter
- ibm flex system x220 compute node
- ibm flex system x240 compute node
- ibm flex system x440 compute node
- 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
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- 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
- ibm system x idataplex dx360 m2 server
- ibm system x idataplex dx360 m3 server
- ibm system x idataplex dx360 m4 server
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4038 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Ibm Bladecenter, published August 9, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 56th percentile. No source names a fixed version.