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CherryPy Session Id Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28354
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Release Date:
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2008-01-07
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Last Update:
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2008-01-25
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Workaround
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| Software: | CherryPy 2.x
CherryPy 3.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0252 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in CherryPy, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security settings.
The vulnerability is caused due to the improper handling of cookies when using file-based sessions. This can be exploited to access files outside the session directory by using directory traversal attacks via the session id.
The vulnerability is reported in version 2.2.1 and 3.0.2. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Fixed in development version 3.1b1 and in the SVN repository.
http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775
http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774
Provided and/or discovered by:
Reported by the vendor.
Changelog:
2008-01-25: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. CherryPy "staticfilter" Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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