What is CVE-2013-2217?

CVE-2013-2217 is a vulnerability in Jeff Ortel Suds, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2013-09-23.

Is CVE-2013-2217 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Jeff Ortel Suds

CVE-2013-2217

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/.

Published 2013-09-23 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 1.2 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (44.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 44th percentile — 44.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jeff Ortel Suds — versions 0.4
openSUSE — versions 12.2, 12.3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 5, 6.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Osirium/suds

References

www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2008-1 (vendor-advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/27/8 (mailing-list)
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-07/msg00062.html (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-2217?: CVE-2013-2217 is a vulnerability in Jeff Ortel Suds, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. Published 2013-09-23.
Is CVE-2013-2217 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.