# CVE-2013-4214: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-11-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1526.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=958002
- https://www.nagios.org/projects/nagios-core/history/4x/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61747

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