|
CherryPy Session Id Directory Traversal Vulnerability
|
|
Secunia Advisory:
|
SA28354
|
|
|
Release Date:
|
2008-01-07
|
|
Last Update:
|
2008-01-25
|
|
Popularity:
|
5,770 views
|
|
|
Critical:
|
Moderately critical
|
|
Impact:
|
Security Bypass
|
|
Where:
|
From remote
|
|
Solution Status:
|
Vendor Workaround
|
|
| Software: | CherryPy 2.x
CherryPy 3.x
|
|
|
Subscribe:
|
Instant alerts on relevant vulnerabilities 
|
|
| CVE reference: | CVE-2008-0252
|
|
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
|
|
|
Track this Secunia Advisory
|
Customers of the Secunia Vulnerability Intelligence solutions will automatically receive updates when new information regarding this advisory is released.
Read more about our Vulnerability Intelligence solutions and what they can do for you and your company.
|
|
|
About this Secunia Advisory
|
Please note: The information that this Secunia Advisory is based on comes from a third party unless stated otherwise.
Secunia collects, validates, and verifies all vulnerability reports issued by security research groups, vendors, and others.
|
