Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2013-2185

CVE-2013-2185 is listed by inventory_critical.

Published Jan 19, 2014 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · the affected product

Last checked Nov 9, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-2185. EPSS is 7.20%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
7.20%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe apache/tomcat · cpe redhat/jboss enterprise application platform · cpe redhat/jboss enterprise portal platform

CVE-2013-2185 is listed by inventory_critical.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe apache/tomcat<= 7.0.39
  • cpe redhat/jboss enterprise application platform6.1.0
  • cpe redhat/jboss enterprise portal platform6.0.0

How to fix CVE-2013-2185

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2013-2185. EPSS is 7.20%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with redhat/jboss enterprise application platform 6.1.0; redhat/jboss enterprise portal platform 6.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation. EPSS 7.20%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 19, 2014 · Monitored products — critical

    Detected

    CVE-2013-2185 is listed by inventory_critical.

  2. Jun 16, 2026 · Monitored products — critical

    Updated

    CVE-2013-2185 is listed by inventory_critical.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2013-2185

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2013-2185

    30-day exploitation probability 7.20%

    first.org
  • Monitored products — criticalVendor advisoryCVE-2013-2185

    The readObject method in the DiskFileItem class in Apache Tomcat and JBoss Web, as used in Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1.0 and Red Hat JBoss Portal 6.0.0, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a NULL byte in a file name in a serialized instance, a similar issue to CVE-2013-2186. NOTE: this issue is reportedly disputed by the Apache Tomcat team, although Red Ha

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 9, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 9, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — criticalNov 3, 2026