CVE-2008-0252
Directory traversal vulnerability in the _get_file_path function in (1) lib/sessions.py in CherryPy 3.0.x up to 3.0.2, (2) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.1, and (3) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.x allows remote attackers to create or…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.67%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the _get_file_path function in (1) lib/sessions.py in CherryPy 3.0.x up to 3.0.2, (2) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.1, and (3) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.x allows remote attackers to create or delete arbitrary files, and possibly read and write portions of arbitrary files, via a crafted session id in a cookie.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.67% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- cherrypy/cherrypy
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28353
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28354Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28611
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28769
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774Exploit, Patch
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775Exploit, Patch
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776Exploit
- http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744Exploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1481
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487001/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27181
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0039
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204829
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2127
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00240.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00297.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28353
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28354Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28611
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28620
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28769
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774Exploit, Patch
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775Exploit, Patch
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776Exploit
- http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744Exploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1481
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487001/100/0/threaded
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.