CVE-2013-6501 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can exploit predictable WSDL cache filenames in /tmp to inject malicious data, potentially leading to code execution or data modification.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-6501?
CVE-2013-6501 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Php Php, published on 30 Mar 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The default soap.wsdl_cache_dir setting in (1) php.ini-production and (2) php.ini-development in PHP through 5.6.7 specifies the /tmp directory, which makes it easier for local users to conduct WSDL injection attacks by creating a file under /tmp with a predictable filename that is used by the get_sdl function in ext/soap/php_sdl.c.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6501?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Php Php, Suse Linux Enterprise Server.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6501?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6501 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2013-6501 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6501 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x247-pp49-3c7r, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6501.