CVE-2013-4262 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges via symlink attacks on the PID file when Subversion runs in foreground mode with the pidfile option.
- 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-2013-4262?
CVE-2013-4262 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jul 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4262?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Subversion.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4262?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2013-4262 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4262 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-9800 A maliciously constructed svn+ssh:// URL would cause Subversion clients before 1.8.19, 1.9.x before 1.9.7, and 1.10.0.x through 1.10.0-alpha
- CVE-2013-4246 Denial of service in n/a
- CVE-2015-5259 Integer overflow in n/a
- CVE-2024-45720 Apache Subversion: Command line argument injection on Windows platforms
- CVE-2015-0202 Denial of service in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4262, GHSA-hc4r-gj92-39g7.