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CVE-2013-1939

5.0 · MEDIUM

The HTML\Browser plugin in SabreDAV before 1.6.9, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8.5, as used in ownCloud, when running on Windows, does not properly check path separators in the base path,…

Published Mar 14, 2014fruuxCWE-20EPSS 1.78%

Overview

CVE-2013-1939 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fruux sabredav. It was published on March 14, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

The HTML\Browser plugin in SabreDAV before 1.6.9, 1.7.x before 1.7.7, and 1.8.x before 1.8.5, as used in ownCloud, when running on Windows, does not properly check path separators in the base path, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a \ (backslash) character.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fruux. Update sabredav to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
fruuxsabredav>= 1.6.0, < 1.6.9Affected
owncloudowncloud_server>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.14Affected

References

Refowncloud.org/about/security/advisories/oC-SA-2013-016/Refgroups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/sabredav-discuss/ehOUu7wTSGQRefowncloud.org/about/security/advisories/oC-SA-2013-016/Refgroups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#%21topic/sabredav-discuss/ehOUu7wTSGQ

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-1939?

CVE-2013-1939 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting fruux sabredav. It was published on March 14, 2014 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2013-1939?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2013-1939?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from fruux. Update sabredav to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2013-1939?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2013-1939 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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