The FakeFile implementation in the sandbox environment in the Google App Engine Python SDK before 1.5.4 does not properly control the opening of files, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary files via ALLOWED_MODES and ALLOWED_DIRS changes within the code parameter to _ah/admin/interactive/execute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1364
Published Oct 30, 2011
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.22%
Description
The FakeFile implementation in the sandbox environment in the Google App Engine Python SDK before 1.5.4 does not properly control the opening of files, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary files via ALLOWED_MODES and ALLOWED_DIRS changes within the code parameter to _ah/admin/interactive/execute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1364.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.5.3
- 1.0.1
- 1.0.2
- 1.1.0
- 1.1.1
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.3
- 1.1.4
- 1.1.5
- 1.1.6
- 1.1.7
- 1.1.8
- 1.1.9
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.1
- 1.2.2
- 1.2.3
- 1.2.4
- 1.2.5
- 1.2.6
- 1.2.7
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.3.4
- 1.3.5
- 1.3.6
- 1.3.7
- 1.3.8
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 11.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.22% (0.00220) | 12.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00025) | 4.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (4)
- http://blog.watchfire.com/files/googleappenginesdk.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/wiki/SdkReleaseNotes x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50464 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71064 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blog.watchfire.com/files/googleappenginesdk.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/wiki/SdkReleaseNotes | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50464 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71064 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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