# CVE-2013-4277: Path traversal in n/a

> Local attackers can overwrite files or kill processes via symlink attacks on the pid-file option in Svnserve.

- **Severity:** Low 3.3 (`AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** 16 Sep 2013
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4277, GHSA-7hmj-c92j-fg6p, MGASA-2013-0275

## What is CVE-2013-4277?

CVE-2013-4277 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Svnserve in Apache Subversion 1.4.0 through 1.7.12 and 1.8.0 through 1.8.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or kill arbitrary processes via a symlink attack on the file specified by the --pid-file option.

Weakness: CWE-264

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4277?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Subversion.

## How do I fix CVE-2013-4277?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2013-4277 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4277 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-9800](https://insights.sbomify.com/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 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2013-4246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4246/): Denial of service in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2015-5259](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-5259/): Integer overflow in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2024-45720](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-45720/): Apache Subversion: Command line argument injection on Windows platforms (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2015-0202](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-0202/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-4277 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2013-4277 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 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-2013-4277 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-2013-4277/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-4277/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4277
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4277
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2013-4277

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