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 files via an unspecified symlink attack.

Published: 2013-03-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

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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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-0248

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)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-0248

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
3.4 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-0248

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-0248

GHSA-vm69-474v-7q2w · Severity: low · Ecosystem: maven — Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-0248

vendor priority summary link
debian 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 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 low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0248
ubuntu 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

Affected software / configurations for 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-0248

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