CVE-2013-7393

The daemonize.py module in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file created for (1) svnwcsub.py or (2) irkerbridge.py when the --pidfile option is used. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4262 based on different affected versions (ADT3).

Published: 2014-07-28 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2013-7393 is rated Low Risk (24.6/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.55%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-7393

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 2026-06-15 0.17% 0.55% +0.38%
2 2025-12-28 0.14% 0.17% +0.03%
3 2025-12-27 0.14%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2013-7393

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.4 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
1.5 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2013-7393

OS Trackers for CVE-2013-7393

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2013-7393 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (subversion), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7393
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7393
ubuntu medium CVE-2013-7393 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (subversion), 4 status rows across 4 suites (lucid, precise, trusty, upstream): DNE 1, ignored 1, not-affected 1, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-7393

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2013-7393

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache subversion 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache subversion 1.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:apache:subversion:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2013-7393

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