FKIE_CVE-2008-0252

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-01-12 02:46 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:49
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28353
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28354Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28611
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28620
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/28769
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774Exploit, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775Exploit, Patch
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1481
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487001/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27181
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0039
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204829
cve@mitre.orghttps://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2127
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00240.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00297.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28353
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28354Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28611
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28620
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/28769
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775Exploit, Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1481
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487001/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27181
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0039
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204829
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2127
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00240.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00297.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cherrypy cherrypy *
cherrypy cherrypy *
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      "value": "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."
    },
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      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de cruce de directorios en la funci\u00f3n _get_file_path de (1) lib/sessions.py en  CherryPy, versiones 3.0.x hasta 3.0.2, (2) filter/sessionfilter.py en CherryPy 2.1, y (3) filter/sessionfilter.py en CherryPy 2.x, permite que atacantes remotos creen o eliminen cualquier fichero, y posiblemente, tambi\u00e9n puedan leer y escribir trozos de cualquier linea, a trav\u00e9s de un id de sesi\u00f3n contenido en una cookie."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:49:15.227",
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