CVE-2013-4214

Nagios Core < 3.5.1 - Arbitrary File Write via Symlink Attack on RSS Newsfeed Cache

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1526.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958002
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61747

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-59
Status published
Products (3)
nagios/nagios 3.4.4
nagios/nagios < 3.5.1
redhat/openstack 3.0
Published Nov 23, 2013
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026