CVE-2013-2217

python-suds: Insecure temporary directory use when initializing file-based URL cache

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.9

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · June 27, 2013

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

cache.py in Suds 0.4, when tempdir is set to None, allows local users to redirect SOAP queries and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on a cache file with a predictable name in /tmp/suds/.

Statement

This issue affects the version of python-suds as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.9
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CWE-377 · Insecure Temporary File