CVE-2008-0252: CherryPy Malicious cookies allow access to files outside the session directory
(updated )
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.
References
- bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204829
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-76x8-gg39-5jjg
- github.com/cherrypy/cherrypy
- github.com/cherrypy/cherrypy/commit/37b856eba6f207231c691dae2e5b24e072f86664
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cherrypy/PYSEC-2008-3.yaml
- issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2127
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0252
- web.archive.org/web/20080129011723/http://secunia.com/advisories/28354
- web.archive.org/web/20080312130713/http://secunia.com/advisories/28353
- web.archive.org/web/20080328003510/http://secunia.com/advisories/28611
- web.archive.org/web/20100122080212/http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0039
- web.archive.org/web/20110513223620/http://secunia.com/advisories/28769
- web.archive.org/web/20111224161644/http://secunia.com/advisories/28620
- web.archive.org/web/20151108024505/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27181
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00240.html
- www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00297.html
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