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CVE-2013-0248

Published: Mar 15, 2013 | Modified: Apr 11, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
2.1 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0248
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Commons_fileuploadApache1.0 (including)1.0 (including)
Commons_fileuploadApache1.1 (including)1.1 (including)
Commons_fileuploadApache1.1.1 (including)1.1.1 (including)
Commons_fileuploadApache1.2 (including)1.2 (including)
Commons_fileuploadApache1.2.1 (including)1.2.1 (including)
Commons_fileuploadApache1.2.2 (including)1.2.2 (including)
Libcommons-fileupload-javaUbuntuhardy*
Libcommons-fileupload-javaUbuntulucid*
Libcommons-fileupload-javaUbuntuoneiric*
Libcommons-fileupload-javaUbuntuprecise*
Libcommons-fileupload-javaUbuntuquantal*
Libcommons-fileupload-javaUbunturaring*
Libcommons-fileupload-javaUbuntuupstream*

References

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