python-paste-script: Supplementary groups not dropped when started an application with "paster serve" as root
Published May 1, 2012
7.1
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 4.03%
Description
Paste Script 1.7.5 and earlier does not properly set group memberships during execution with root privileges, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions by leveraging a web application that uses the local filesystem.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.7.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
python-paste-script-0:1.7.3-5.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1206
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | python-paste-script-0:1.7.3-5.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1206 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.03% (0.04027) | 90.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04040) | 89.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01239) | 77.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.63% (0.02634) | 76.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.57% (0.01569) | 80.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.66% (0.04659) | 92.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.46% (0.04461) | 91.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 94.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 9.92% (0.09915) | 87.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48812 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50410 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0878 Vendor Advisory
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptserve x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-27px-qpmj-qg38 Advisory
- https://github.com/cdent/pastescript/commit/b5f36f2995e1ae117cc53d2bd458d7fb33e4cabe
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/paste/PYSEC-2012-15.yaml
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0878
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140723093519/http://secunia.com/advisories/50410
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140803132259/http://secunia.com/advisories/48812
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0878
Change history (0)
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