PYSEC-2012-15

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    PYSEC-2012-15

    Published: 1 May 2012Last Modified: 13 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Paste Script 1.7.5 and earlier does not properly set group memberships during execution with root privileges, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions by leveraging a web application that uses the local filesystem.

    References: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790, http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1, https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4, https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptserve, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/48812, http://secunia.com/advisories/50410, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-27px-qpmj-qg38

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: paste

    Purl: pkg:pypi/paste

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.5.1

    Affected versions

    0.3

    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