CVE-2013-2217 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Suds
Local attackers can exploit a symlink vulnerability in Suds cache files to redirect SOAP queries or cause unspecified impacts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-2217?
CVE-2013-2217 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in Opensuse Opensuse, published on 23 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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/.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-2217?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including suds and suds-py3. It affects 3 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
suds PyPI | All versions | 0.7.0 |
suds PyPI | All versions | 1.0.0 |
suds PyPI | All versions | 1.0.0 |
suds-py3 PyPI | All versions | 1.4.4.1 |
suds-py3 PyPI | All versions | 1.4.4.1 |
suds-py3 PyPI | All versions | 1.4.4.1 |
Linux distribution packages (4)
python-suds-jurko SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6 | All versions | 0.6-4.1 |
python-suds openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.2.0-2.4 |
python-suds-community openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.8.5-1.1 |
python-suds-jurko openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 0.6-4.1 |
Products include Jeff Ortel Suds, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2013-2217?
Upgrade suds to a fixed version for your release line: 0.7.0 or 1.0.0.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2013-2217 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-2217 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-2217, GHSA-vpqp-hx68-p2wx, MGASA-2013-0224, PYSEC-2013-32, PYSEC-2013-33, SUSE-SU-2016:2704-1 and 5 more.