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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-13699

high Nessus Plugin ID 276980

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - MariaDB mariadb-dump Utility Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of MariaDB. Interaction with the mariadb-dump utility is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation. The specific flaw exists within the handling of view names. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-27000.
 (CVE-2025-13699)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-13699

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-13699

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-13699

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 276980

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_13699.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/1/2025

Updated: 12/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:C/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-13699

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-backup, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-bench, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mariadb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:judy, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-client-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-gssapi-server, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-bench, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-oqgraph-engine, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:galera, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-server, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:galera, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mariadb-10.5, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb11.8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-client-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-server-galera, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-server-galera, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-embedded-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:judy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-embedded, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-gssapi-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-embedded, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-backup, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-server-utils, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-pam, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-pam, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-embedded-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb11.8, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-oqgraph-engine, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-common, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mariadb-server-utils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:mariadb-libs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-13699