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    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 delete arbitrary files, and possibly read and write portions of arbitrary files, via a crafted session id in a cookie.

    Published:Jan 12, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 12, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.02841
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Cherrypy
    Product
    Cherrypy

    Exploits

    http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744

    References

    http://secunia.com/advisories/28353
    http://secunia.com/advisories/28354
    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/1774
    http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775
    http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776
    http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744
    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/28354
    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/1774
    http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775
    http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776
    http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High