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libcommons-fileupload-java — security advisory
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.
- Products
- libcommons-fileupload-java
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.3-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2013-0248
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 28 Oct 2026, 08:56 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0248
libcommons-fileupload-java
Fixed versions: 1.3-1
libcommons-fileupload-java
Fixed versions: 1.3-1
libcommons-fileupload-java
Fixed versions: 1.3-1
Complete source record
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