CVE-2013-5724 Misconfiguration in n/a
Low 2.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2013-5724 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2013-5724 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 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-2013-5724 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-2013-5724/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-5724/index.md)
Local attackers can modify phpBB cache files due to world-writable permissions, potentially altering application behavior or data.
- 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-2013-5724?
CVE-2013-5724 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Sep 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Phpbb3 before 3.0.11-4 for Debian GNU/Linux uses world-writable permissions for cache files, which allows local users to modify the file contents via standard filesystem write operations.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5724?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Debian Phpbb3.
How do I fix CVE-2013-5724?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-5724 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5724 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DSA-2752-1, GHSA-433p-xc8c-2rxr.