CVE-2013-4214: nagios Link Following

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4214 is a medium (CVSS 6.3) Link Following vulnerability in nagios. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 23-11-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

• CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.