HIGH
python-cherrypy directory traversal
Published Jan 12, 2008
8.7
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 2.67%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
8.7 HIGH GHSA
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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Attack Requirements None
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality High
Vulnerable System Integrity None
Vulnerable System Availability None
Subsequent System Confidentiality None
Subsequent System Integrity None
Subsequent System Availability None
7.5 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.67% 0.02669
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02669
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.67% (0.02669) | 85.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02647) | 83.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02779) | 84.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.81% (0.03810) | 79.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.78% (0.02779) | 85.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 2.92% (0.02924) | 90.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 1.76% (0.01762) | 87.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.74% (0.00737) | 81.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 0.91% (0.00911) | 82.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 0.92% (0.00917) | 81.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.85% (0.00848) | 79.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 85.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 84.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.78% (0.03779) | 67.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (32)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28353 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28354 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28611 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28620 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28769 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1774 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1775 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- http://www.cherrypy.org/changeset/1776 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://www.cherrypy.org/ticket/744 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1481 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/487001/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27181 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0039 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0252 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=204829 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=432777 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-76x8-gg39-5jjg Advisory
- https://github.com/cherrypy/cherrypy/commit/37b856eba6f207231c691dae2e5b24e072f86664
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cherrypy/PYSEC-2008-3.yaml
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-2127 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0252
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080129011723/http://secunia.com/advisories/28354
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080312130713/http://secunia.com/advisories/28353
- https://web.archive.org/web/20080328003510/http://secunia.com/advisories/28611
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100122080212/http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0039
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110513223620/http://secunia.com/advisories/28769
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111224161644/http://secunia.com/advisories/28620
- https://web.archive.org/web/20151108024505/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27181
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-0252
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00240.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00297.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 12, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jan 11, 2008
Link CVE-2008-0252
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-76X8-GG39-5JJG Updated n/a