GLSA 200605-16: CherryPy: Directory traversal vulnerability
| Severity: | low |
| Title: | CherryPy: Directory traversal vulnerability |
| Date: | 05/30/2006 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200605-16 |
Synopsis
CherryPy is vulnerable to a directory traversal that could allow attackers to read arbitrary files.Background
CherryPy is a Python-based, object-oriented web development framework.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev-python/cherrypy | < 2.1.1 | >= 2.1.1 | All supported architectures |
Description
Ivo van der Wijk discovered that the "staticfilter" component of CherryPy fails to sanitize input correctly.
Impact
An attacker could exploit this flaw to obtain arbitrary files from the web server.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All CherryPy users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-python/cherrypy-2.1.1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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