CVE-2013-2186

Description

The DiskFileItem class in Apache Commons FileUpload, as used in Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5.3.1; JBoss Portal 4.3 CP07, 5.2.2, and 6.0.0; and Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1.0.2 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a NULL byte in a file name in a serialized instance.

How to fix CVE-2013-2186

To remediate CVE-2013-2186, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/libcommons-fileupload-java—upgrade to 1.3-2.1 or later
• Debian/libcommons-fileupload-java—upgrade to 1.2.2-1+deb6u1 or later
• —upgrade to 1.3.1 or later

Is CVE-2013-2186 being exploited?

Likely — EPSS is 87.1%, placing CVE-2013-2186 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.

Affected packages (3)

• from 0, < 1.3-2.1
• from 0, < 1.2.2-1+deb6u1
• from 0, < 1.3.1

References (16)

• ADVISORYnvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2186
• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2186
• PATCHgithub.com/apache/commons-fileupload
• WEBlists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00008.html