CVE-2013-2217

cache.py in Suds 0.4, when tempdir is set to None, allows local users to redirect SOAP queries and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on a cache file with a predictable name in /tmp/suds/.

Published: 2013-09-23 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-2217 is rated Low Risk (19.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.56%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-2217

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 2026-06-27 0.54% 0.56% +0.02%
2 2026-06-15 0.15% 0.54% +0.39%
3 2025-03-30 0.15%

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-2217

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
1.2 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
1.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-2217

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2013-2217

GHSA-vpqp-hx68-p2wx · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Suds

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-2217

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2013-2217 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (suds), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2217
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2217
suse medium CVE-2013-2217 severity moderate: SUSE including 15 source package names (python-suds-0.4-0.18.1, python-suds-jurko-0.6-4.1, …), 16 product×package rows across 4 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 2.0, SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6, openSUSE Tumbleweed): Fixed 16. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2217/
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-2217 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (suds), 6 status rows across 6 suites (lucid, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, upstream): released 4, DNE 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-2217

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-2217

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jeff_ortel suds 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:jeff_ortel:suds:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse 12.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-2217

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