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CVE-2013-4482 json

Untrusted search path vulnerability in python-paste-script (aka paster) in Luci 0.26.0, when started using the initscript, allows local use…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-4347

cvss
6.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in python-paste-script (aka paster) in Luci 0.26.0, when started using the initscript, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse .egg-info file in the (1) current working directory or (2) its parent directories.

Patch / fix

  • luci RHEL 6 0.26.0-48.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2013:1603

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2013-4482 updated cvss 3.7

luci: paster hidden untrusted path and "command" (callable association) injection

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux High Availability (v. 6) luci 0.26.0-48.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (v. 6) luci 0.26.0-48.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2013:1603
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 conga
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.2 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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