CVE-2013-4214

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1,...

6.3 Medium

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

Exploit likelihood

0.36%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.3

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

Record: CVE-2013-4214
CVSS 2.0: 6.3 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

Record: CVE-2013-4214
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2013-4119 No score

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

Record: EUVD-2013-4119
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hp8w-x4cg-7866 No score

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1,...

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to 1, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/magpie_cache.

Record: GHSA-hp8w-x4cg-7866
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11073-1 No score

nagios-4.4.6-2.5 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the nagios-4.4.6-2.5 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11073-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`nagios` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:3.5.1-2.el6ost	0:3.5.1-2.el6ost
`nagios-common` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:3.5.1-2.el6ost	0:3.5.1-2.el6ost
`nagios-debuginfo` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:3.5.1-2.el6ost	0:3.5.1-2.el6ost
`nagios-devel` Red Hat:openstack:3::el6 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs	before 0:3.5.1-2.el6ost	0:3.5.1-2.el6ost
`nagios` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 17 CVEs	before 4.4.6-2.5	4.4.6-2.5

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
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-2013-4214 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Nagios, published November 23, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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