CVE-2013-3709

WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local...

7.2 High

WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the Rails secret token from this file.

Exploit likelihood

0.48%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the Rails secret token from this file.

Record: CVE-2013-3709
CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-264
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the Rails secret token from this file.

Record: CVE-2013-3709
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-3642 No score

WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the Rails secret token from this file.

Record: EUVD-2013-3642
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vr5h-9245-q2mh No score

WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local...

WebYaST 1.3 uses weak permissions for config/initializers/secret_token.rb, which allows local users to gain privileges by reading the Rails secret token from this file.

Record: GHSA-vr5h-9245-q2mh
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVSUSE-RU-2015:0793-1 No score

Security update for webyast

The following security issue has been fixed:

* CVE-2013-3709: webyast: local privilege escalation via secret rails
  tokens execution.
  This vulnerability was reported by joernchen of Phenoelit.

Security Issue reference:

* CVE-2013-3709
  <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-3709>

Record: SUSE-RU-2015:0793-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-3709 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Suse Webyast, published December 2, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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