CVE-2008-0252

N/A Unknown
Published: January 12, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28353
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28354
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28611
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28620
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28769
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1481
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487001/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27181
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0039
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204829
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2127
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00240.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00297.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28353
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28354
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28611
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28620
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1481
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487001/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27181
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0039
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204829
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2127
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00240.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00297.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

36 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.6%
84th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

cherrypy

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