GHSA-vm69-474v-7q2w · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload
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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-0248 is rated Low Risk (19.9/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.07%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-17 | 0.04% | 0.07% | +0.03% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.63% | 0.04% | -1.58% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.63% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.3 | 2.0 | LOW |
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3.4 | 4.9 | [email protected] |
GHSA-vm69-474v-7q2w · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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unimportant | CVE-2013-0248 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libcommons-fileupload-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0248 |
gentoo
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low | CVE-2013-0248: 1 GLSA(s) (202107-39), 1 atom(s) (dev-java/commons-fileupload); latest impact low. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2013-0248 |
redhat
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low | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0248 |
ubuntu
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negligible | CVE-2013-0248 negligible priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libcommons-fileupload-java), 8 status rows across 8 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): ignored 6, not-affected 1, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0248 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| apache | commons_fileupload | 1.0 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | commons_fileupload | 1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | commons_fileupload | 1.1.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | commons_fileupload | 1.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | commons_fileupload | 1.2.1 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| apache | commons_fileupload | 1.2.2 | cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |