Input validation error in Apache Commons FileUpload - CVE-2013-2186
Published: September 25, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU81098
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2186
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Commons FileUpload
Apache Commons FileUpload
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing file names with a NULL byte within the DiskFileItem class. A remote attacker can upload a specially crafted file with a NULL byte in its name and overwrite arbitrary files on the system.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-2186
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-10/msg00050.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1428.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1429.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1430.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1442.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1448.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55716
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2029-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2827
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2015-1972971.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2015-2367936.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63174
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:0070
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88133
- https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/SECURITY/Jenkins+Security+Advisory+2014-10-01
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2016-23