CVE-2013-0248
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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.78% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-03-15 01:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-07 18:28Z22 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.8)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c711ec66587b2b025069f0aba2d6fb35b73b9da6c430b3acaaf7d6b751de7698
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com58326http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58326
- marc.infoHPSBMU03409http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
- archives.neohapsis.com20130306 [SECURITY] CVE-2013-0248 Apache Commons FileUpload - Insecure exampleshttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0035.html
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- www.osvdb.org90906http://www.osvdb.org/90906
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202107-39https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- libcommons-fileupload-java Fixed in 1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libcommons-fileupload-java Fixed in 1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libcommons-fileupload-java Fixed in 1.3-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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