CVE-2013-0248
Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload
EPSS 0.07%
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 files via an unspecified symlink attack.
How to fix CVE-2013-0248
To remediate CVE-2013-0248, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/libcommons-fileupload-java—upgrade to 1.3-1 or later
- Maven/commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload—upgrade to 1.2.2 or later
Is CVE-2013-0248 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.3-1
- >= 1.0, < 1.2.2