CVE-2013-7393 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges via symlink attacks on pid files in Subversion when the --pidfile option is used.
- 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-2013-7393?
CVE-2013-7393 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
The daemonize.py module in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file created for (1) svnwcsub.py or (2) irkerbridge.py when the --pidfile option is used. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT from CVE-2013-4262 based on different affected versions (ADT3).
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-7393?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Subversion.
How do I fix CVE-2013-7393?
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-2013-7393 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-7393 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-2013-7393, GHSA-vgr5-m78w-8rc3.