CVE-2013-0248

Publication date 15 March 2013

Last updated 8 October 2026

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
libcommons-fileupload-java	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	13.04 raring	Ignored
	12.10 quantal	Ignored
	12.04 LTS precise	Ignored
	11.10 oneiric	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored
	8.04 LTS hardy	Ignored end of life

Notes

mdeslaur

version 1.3 added documentation notes that a directory should be specified when using the API. this isn't worth fixing in stable releases

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 6.8 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	Low

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.8 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L