CVE-2013-0553: IBM Lotus Sametime

Low severity, CVSS 3.5. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The client implementation in IBM Sametime 8.5.1 through 8.5.2.1, as used in Sametime Connect client, Sametime Advanced Connect client, Sametime Advanced Web client, and other products, allows remote authenticated users to send commands to individual chat users, or to all participants in a chat room, via a crafted Sametime Instant Message (IM).

Affected products

  • IBM Lotus Sametime: version 8.5.1 only; version 8.5.1.1 only
  • IBM Sametime: version 8.5.2.0 only; version 8.5.2.1 only

Published 2013-04-28. Last modified 2026-06-16.