Tomcat/JBossWeb: Arbitrary file upload via deserialization
Published Jan 19, 2014
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.20%
Description
The readObject method in the DiskFileItem class in Apache Tomcat and JBoss Web, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 and Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.0.0, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a NULL byte in a file name in a serialized instance, a similar issue to CVE-2013-2186. NOTE: this issue is reportedly disputed by the Apache Tomcat team, although Red Hat considers it a vulnerability. The dispute appears to regard whether it is the responsibility of applications to avoid providing untrusted data to be deserialized, or whether this class should inherently protect against this issue
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 7.0.39
- 6.1.0
- 6.0.0
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Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5
jbossweb-0:7.2.0-3.redhat_2.ep6.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1193
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6
jbossweb-0:7.2.0-3.redhat_2.ep6.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1193
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1194
Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2013:1265
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
tomcat6
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6
jbossweb
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1
tomcat6
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
tomcat6
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2
tomcat7
Not affected
Red Hat JBoss Portal 6
jbossweb
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 5 | jbossweb-0:7.2.0-3.redhat_2.ep6.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1193 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6 for RHEL 6 | jbossweb-0:7.2.0-3.redhat_2.ep6.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1193 |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1194 |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2013:1265 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | tomcat6 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6 | jbossweb | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 1 | tomcat6 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | tomcat6 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Web Server 2 | tomcat7 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat JBoss Portal 6 | jbossweb | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Tomcat as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and 7; and Red Hat JBoss Web Server 1 and 2. This issue did not affect the versions of JBoss Web as shipped with Red Hat JBoss BRMS 5; Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 6; Red Hat JBoss Data Virtualization 6; Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 4 and 5; Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6; Red Hat JBoss Operations Network 3; Red Hat JBoss Portal Platform 5; Red Hat JBoss SOA Platform 4 and 5; and Red Hat JBoss Web Platform 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.20% (0.07199) | 94.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.20% (0.07199) | 93.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 4.75% (0.04751) | 88.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.59% (0.06588) | 90.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.84% (0.18843) | 92.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.59% (0.06588) | 90.47th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 70.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 65.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00265) | 62.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 3, 2023 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 73.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 71.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.48% (0.01484) | 50.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/12 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1193.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1194.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1265.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2185 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974813 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v6c7-8qx5-8gmp Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2185
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2185
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/12 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1193.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1194.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1265.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/09/05/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2185 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974813 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v6c7-8qx5-8gmp | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2185 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-2185 |
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