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CVE-2008-0252

Published Jan 12, 2008 cherrypy CWE-22

Overview

CVE-2008-0252 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting cherrypy cherrypy. It was published on January 12, 2008.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cherrypy. Update cherrypy to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected Products

Vendor Product Versions Status
cherrypy cherrypy 0 Affected

References

Ref secunia.com/advisories/28353 Ref secunia.com/advisories/28354 Ref secunia.com/advisories/28611 Ref secunia.com/advisories/28620 Ref secunia.com/advisories/28769 Ref security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml Ref www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774 Ref www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775 Ref www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776 Ref www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-0252?

CVE-2008-0252 is a known-severity vulnerability affecting cherrypy cherrypy. It was published on January 12, 2008.

How severe is CVE-2008-0252?

CVSS score information is not yet available for this vulnerability. Check back as the CVE record is updated by NVD analysts.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-0252?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from cherrypy. Update cherrypy to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

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