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CherryPy staticFilter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

medium Nessus Plugin ID 20961

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Synopsis

The remote web server is prone to directory traversal attacks.

Description

The remote host is running CherryPy, a web server powered by Python.

The installed version of CherryPy fails to filter directory traversal sequences from requests that pass through its 'staticFilter' module. An attacker can exploit this issue to read arbitrary files on the remote host subject to the privileges under which the affected application runs.

Solution

Upgrade to CherryPy version 2.1.1 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?11a525af

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 20961

File Name: cherrypy_staticfilter_dir_traversal.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/22/2006

Updated: 1/19/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0847

BID: 16760