CVE-2013-4262
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in...
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
- Record
CVE-2013-4262- CVSS 2.0
- 2.4 Low
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
- Record
CVE-2013-4262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4162 No score
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4162- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hc4r-gj92-39g7 No score
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in...
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
- Record
GHSA-hc4r-gj92-39g7- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
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CVE-2013-4262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4262 No score
svnwcsub.py in Subversion 1.8.0 before 1.8.3, when using the --pidfile option and running in foreground mode, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on the pid file. NOTE: this issue was SPLIT due to different affected versions (ADT3). The irkerbridge.py issue is covered by CVE-2013-7393.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10538-1 No score
libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-1.9.5-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libsvn_auth_gnome_keyring-1-0-1.9.5-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10538-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
subversionDebian:12 |
before 1.8.5-1 | 1.8.5-1 |
subversionDebian:13 |
before 1.8.5-1 | 1.8.5-1 |
subversionDebian:14 |
before 1.8.5-1 | 1.8.5-1 |
subversionopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 37 CVEs |
before 1.9.5-1.1 | 1.9.5-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4262 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.4) in Apache Subversion, published July 28, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in subversion 1.8.5-1.
References
subversion.apache.org/security/CVE-2013-4262-advisory.txt
oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4262
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hc4r-gj92-39g7
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4262
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-2411
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