CVE-2008-0252
python-cherrypy - missing input sanitising
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2008-0252
To remediate CVE-2008-0252, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 3.0.2-2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.2.1-3etch1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1.1 or later
- —upgrade to 2.1.1 or later
Is CVE-2008-0252 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (4)
- from 0, < 3.0.2-2
- from 0, < 2.2.1-3etch1
- from 0, < 2.1.1
- from 0, < 2.1.1, >= 3.0, < 3.0.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |