VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2012-0878
Paste Script 1.7.5 and earlier does not properly set group memberships during execution with root privileges, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions by leveraging a web application that uses the local filesystem.
MEDIUM 5.1EPSS 4.03%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.03%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Paste Script 1.7.5 and earlier does not properly set group memberships during execution with root privileges, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions by leveraging a web application that uses the local filesystem.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.03% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- pythonpaste/paste
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50410
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4Patch
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptservePatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790
- http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50410
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4Patch
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptservePatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.