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CVE-2013-0248

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-0248 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in Apache Commons FileUpload versions 1.0 through 1.2.2. The default configuration uses the /tmp directory for temporary file storage, enabling local users to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3 (low severity), indicating a local attack vector with medium complexity and potential for partial impact on integrity and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:commons_fileupload:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

3.3LOW

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
4.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
48.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0068 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 747 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (14)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: commons-fileupload:commons-fileuploadFixed in: 1.2.2
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization 3Fixed in: jasperreports-server-pro
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6Fixed in: commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4Fixed in: commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 5Fixed in: commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1Fixed in: commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1Fixed in: jakarta-commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 4Fixed in: commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Portal 5Fixed in: commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4Fixed in: commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 5Fixed in: commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Satellite 5Fixed in: jakarta-commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: jakarta-commons-fileupload
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5Fixed in: commons-fileupload

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-vm69-474v-7q2wlow

Incorrect Default Permissions in Apache Commons FileUpload

May 5, 2022
redhatCVE-2013-0248Low

apache-commons-fileupload: /tmp directory used by default for uploaded files (possibility to overwrite arbitrary files)

Mar 6, 2013

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2013-03/0035.html
marc.info
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202107-39
oracle.com / technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
osvdb.org / 90906
securityfocus.com / bid/58326