PYSEC-2009-5

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    PYSEC-2009-5

    Published: 30 Mar 2009Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: schema.py in FormEncode for Python (python-formencode) 1.0 does not apply the chained_validators feature, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors.

    References: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00607.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/31163, http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=91231&atid=596416&file_id=271779&aid=1925164, http://osvdb.org/47082, http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1925164&group_id=91231&atid=596416, http://secunia.com/advisories/31081, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30282, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43878, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9jp4-68vc-r8wq

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: formencode

    Purl: pkg:pypi/formencode

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.0.1

    Affected versions

    0.2
    0.2.1
    0.2.2

    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