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TI-2013-03686 Aliases CVE-2013-4214GHSA-hp8w-x4cg-7866

rss-newsfeed.php in Nagios Core 3.4.4, 3.5.1, and earlier, when MAGPIE_CACHE_ON is set to…

Priority LOW 28CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00355 29th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.5.1VulnerableNagios
cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4.4VulnerableNagios
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Nagios
  • cpe:2.3:a:nagios:nagios:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·Nagios
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openstack:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2013:1526 Released 2013-11-18 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nagios security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0 nagios-3.5.1-2.el6ost, nagios-common-3.5.1-2.el6ost, nagios-devel-3.5.1-2.el6ost

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 3.0Fixed RHSA-2013:1526
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Mobile Application Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4214
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hp8w-x4cg-7866

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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