Pythonpaste Paste 1.7.5 Access Restriction access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Pythonpaste Paste 1.7.5. This affects an unknown part of the component Access Restriction. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-0878. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pythonpaste Paste 1.7.5 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Access Restriction. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was released 05/01/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at bitbucket.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0878 since 01/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68604 (Oracle Linux 6 : python-paste-script (ELSA-2012-1206)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120576 (CentOS Security Update for python-paste-script (CESA-2012:1206)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73425), Tenable (68604), SecurityFocus (BID 52147†), Secunia (SA48812†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-35012†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 68604
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 6 : python-paste-script (ELSA-2012-1206)
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OpenVAS ID: 881475
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for python-paste-script CESA-2012:1206 centos6
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02/23/2012 +35 days 🔍
05/01/2012 +68 days 🔍
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05/08/2012 +7 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +430 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +619 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +3573 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: RHSA-2012:1206
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0878 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0878
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60656

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X-Force: 73425
SecurityFocus: 52147 - python-paste-script Root GID Files Arbitrary File Access Vulnerability
Secunia: 48812
Vulnerability Center: 35012 - Paste Script 1.7.5 and Earlier Remote Privileges Escalation Vulnerability, Critical

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/02/2025 18:40
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (59), 04/11/2017 11:16 (12), 12/01/2021 14:44 (3), 12/01/2021 14:47 (1), 01/02/2025 18:40 (16)
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