CVE-2013-4214 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 6.3 Published 23 Nov 2013 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks in Nagios Core when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is enabled.

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

What is CVE-2013-4214?

CVE-2013-4214 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Redhat Openstack, published on 23 Nov 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

Weakness: CWE-59

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4214?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Nagios Nagios, Redhat Openstack.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4214?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2013-4214 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4214 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-hp8w-x4cg-7866.