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    CVE-2011-4212

    The sandbox environment in the Google App Engine Python SDK before 1.5.4 does not properly prevent os.popen calls, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via a dev_appserver.RestrictedPathFunction._original_os reference within the code parameter to _ah/admin/interactive/execute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1364.

    Published:Oct 30, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Oct 30, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.00025
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Google
    Product
    App Engine Python Sdk

    Exploits

    http://blog.watchfire.com/files/googleappenginesdk.pdfhttp://blog.watchfire.com/files/googleappenginesdk.pdf

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    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