CVE-2013-0248

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    CVE-2013-0248

    Published: 15 Mar 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39, http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0035.html, http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2, http://www.osvdb.org/90906, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58326

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High