Is CVE-2013-0248 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0248 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0248?

CVE-2013-0248 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-0248

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 0.8%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v3.1)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 0.8% (56th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2022-5378)
Published: March 15, 2013
NVD last modified: October 7, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-5378 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 7, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apache / commons fileupload
apache / commons fileupload
apache / commons fileupload
apache / commons fileupload
apache / commons fileupload
apache / commons fileupload

References

Last updated October 9, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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