# CVE-2013-1423: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can exploit symlink or hard link vulnerabilities in FusionForge to modify file permissions and access sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.9 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 12 Mar 2013
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** DSA-2633-1, GHSA-f3gf-w5h5-pc5j

## What is CVE-2013-1423?

CVE-2013-1423 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

(1) contrib/gforge-3.0-cronjobs.patch, (2) cronjobs/homedirs.php, (3) deb-specific/fileforge.pl, (4) deb-specific/group_dump_update.pl, (5) deb-specific/ssh_dump_update.pl, (6) deb-specific/user_dump_update.pl, (7) plugins/scmbzr/common/BzrPlugin.class.php, (8) plugins/scmcvs/common/CVSPlugin.class.php, (9) plugins/scmcvs/cronjobs/cvs.php, (10) plugins/scmcvs/cronjobs/ssh_create.php, (11) plugins/scmgit/common/GitPlugin.class.php, (12) plugins/scmsvn/common/SVNPlugin.class.php, (13) plugins/wiki/cronjobs/create_groups.php, (14) utils/cvs1/cvscreate.sh, and (15) utils/include.pl in FusionForge 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2 allows local users to change arbitrary file permissions, obtain sensitive information, and have other unspecified impacts via a (1) symlink or (2) hard link attack on certain files.

Weakness: CWE-59 (Improper Link Resolution Before File Access)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-1423?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fusionforge Fusionforge.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-1423?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2013-1423 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-0850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0850/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2014-0468](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-0468/): File upload in fusionforge (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-1423 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-1423 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-1423 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1423/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-1423/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1423
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-1423
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-1423

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