CVE-2013-0248
Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload
CVE-2013-0248 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.3) in Apache Commons Fileupload, published March 15, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.79%, the 56th percentile. Fixed in commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload 1.2.2.
The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List
6.8
The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-0248- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5378
6.8
The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5378- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vm69-474v-7q2w No score
Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload
The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-vm69-474v-7q2w- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.8
The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-0248- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264, CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-0248
6.8
The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0248- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1776040405 No score
TuxCare security update for commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (3 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 1.2.2-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1776040405- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1776040406 No score
TuxCare security update for commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (3 CVEs)
TuxCare rebuilt commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 1.2.1-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1776040406- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2013-0248- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vm69-474v-7q2w No score
Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload
The default configuration of javax.servlet.context.tempdir in Apache Commons FileUpload 1.0 through 1.2.2 uses the /tmp directory for uploaded files, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via an unspecified symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-vm69-474v-7q2w- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
commons-fileupload:commons-fileuploadMaven |
1.0 up to 1.2.2 | 1.2.2 |
commons-fileupload:commons-fileuploadTuxCare:Maven |
1.2.2 up to 1.2.2-tuxcare.1 | 1.2.2-tuxcare.1 |
commons-fileupload:commons-fileuploadTuxCare:Maven |
1.2.1 up to 1.2.1-tuxcare.1 | 1.2.1-tuxcare.1 |
libcommons-fileupload-javaDebian:12 |
before 1.3-1 | 1.3-1 |
libcommons-fileupload-javaDebian:13 |
before 1.3-1 | 1.3-1 |
libcommons-fileupload-javaDebian:14 |
before 1.3-1 | 1.3-1 |
commons-fileupload:commons-fileuploadMaven |
1.0 up to 1.2.2, plus listed versions 1.11.1.11.21.2.1 |
1.2.2 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
securityfocus.com/bid/58326
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0035.html
oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
osvdb.org/90906
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-39
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0248
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vm69-474v-7q2w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-0248