Apache Commons FileUpload CVE-2013-0248 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

BID:58326

Info

Apache Commons FileUpload CVE-2013-0248 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 58326
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2013-0248
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 06 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Nov 03 2015 07:14PM
Credit: Karl Dyszynski and Hugo Vazquez Carames of SonicWall
Vulnerable: HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6.2
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6.1
HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager 6.0
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.4.1
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.4
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.3.4
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.3.1
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.3
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.2.2
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.2.1
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.2
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.4.0a
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.3.3
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.3.2
HP Version Control Agent 7.3.5
HP Version Control Agent 7.3.4
HP Version Control Agent 7.3.3
HP Version Control Agent 7.3.1
HP Version Control Agent 7.3
HP Version Control Agent 7.2.2
HP Version Control Agent 7.2.1
HP Version Control Agent 7.2
HP Version Control Agent 2.1.5
HP Version Control Agent 7.3.2
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.1.1
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.4
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.3.2
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.3.1
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.3
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2.2
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2.1
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.0
HP Systems Insight Manager 6.3
HP Systems Insight Manager 6.2
HP Systems Insight Manager 6.1
HP Systems Insight Manager 6.0
HP Systems Insight Manager 5.3
HP Systems Insight Manager 5.0
HP Systems Insight Manager 4.2
HP System Management Homepage 7.3.2
HP System Management Homepage 7.2.3
HP System Management Homepage 7.2.2
HP System Management Homepage 7.2.1
HP System Management Homepage 7.2
HP System Management Homepage 7.1.2
HP System Management Homepage 7.1.1
HP System Management Homepage 6.2.2 7
HP System Management Homepage 3.2.7
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.2 .77
HP System Management Homepage 3.0 .68
HP System Management Homepage 3.0 .64
HP System Management Homepage 2.2.9 .1
HP System Management Homepage 2.2.8
HP System Management Homepage 2.2.6
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.15
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.12
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.11
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.10
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.9
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.8
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.7
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.6
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.5
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.4
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.3
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.2
HP System Management Homepage 2.1.1
HP System Management Homepage 2.1
HP System Management Homepage 2.0.2
HP System Management Homepage 2.0.1
HP System Management Homepage 2.0
HP System Management Homepage 7.4
HP System Management Homepage 7.3.3.1
HP System Management Homepage 7.3.1
HP System Management Homepage 7.3
HP System Management Homepage 7.2.4.1
HP System Management Homepage 7.2
HP System Management Homepage 7.1
HP System Management Homepage 7.0
HP System Management Homepage 6.3.0
HP System Management Homepage 6.3
HP System Management Homepage 6.2.0
HP System Management Homepage 6.2
HP System Management Homepage 6.0
HP System Management Homepage 3.2.2
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.1
HP Insight Orchestration 6.2
HP Insight Orchestration 6.1
HP Insight Orchestration 6.0
Apache Commons FileUpload 1.2.2
Apache Commons FileUpload 1.2.1
Apache Commons FileUpload 1.2
Apache Commons FileUpload 1.1.1
Apache Commons FileUpload 1.1
Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0
Not Vulnerable: HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager SDK 7.5.0
HP Version Control Repository Manager 7.5.0
HP Version Control Agent 7.5.0
HP Systems Insight Manager 7.5.0
HP System Management Homepage 7.5
HP Insight Orchestration 7.5.0

Discussion

Apache Commons FileUpload CVE-2013-0248 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Apache Commons FileUpload is prone to an insecure temporary file-creation vulnerability because it creates temporary files in an insecure manner.

An attacker with local access could potentially exploit this issue to perform symbolic-link attacks, overwriting arbitrary files in the context of the affected application. Other attacks may also be possible.

Apache Commons FileUpload versions 1.0 through 1.2.2 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Apache Commons FileUpload CVE-2013-0248 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Attackers can use readily available tools and standard commands to exploit this issue.

Solution / Fix

Apache Commons FileUpload CVE-2013-0248 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently, we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Apache Commons FileUpload CVE-2013-0248 Insecure Temporary File Creation Vulnerability

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