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CVE-2013-6892· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

WebSVN 2.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a symlink attack in a commit.

LowCVSS 3.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available

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Published
Jan 21, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.0% · 60th percentile
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Action score

14

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.0%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
websvnwebsvn
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux7.0
  • websvn websvn2.3.3

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:6.0websvnbefore 2.3.1-1+deb6u12.3.1-1+deb6u1
Debian:7websvnbefore 2.3.3-1.1+deb7u12.3.3-1.1+deb7u1

Same product

websvn: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2021-32305WebSVN before 2.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the search parameter.
    65This week
  • CVE-2011-2195A flaw was found in WebSVN 2.3.2.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2016-2511Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WebSVN 2.3.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the
    25Monitor
  • CVE-2016-1236Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in (1) revision.php, (2) log.php, (3) listing.php, and (4) comp.php in WebSVN allow cont
    24Monitor
  • CVE-2011-5221Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the getLog function in svnlook.php in WebSVN before 2.3.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbi
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2007-3056Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in filedetails.php in WebSVN 2.0rc4, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to inject arbitr
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:websvn2.3.1-1+deb6u1 · Debian:6.0Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    P · data can be read
    Integrity
    none
    Availability
    none
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    P
    Integrity impact
    None
    Availability impact
    None

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

    nvd-primary

    Root cause

    The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

    The bug in code

    The whole CWE-200 class

    A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

    Vulnerable

    json
    {  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

    Fixed

    json
    {  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

    Attack context

    MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

    Change log

    1. Fix✗ → ✓

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    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

    All records