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CVE-2012-0878

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Date: May 1, 2012

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.

Language: Python

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Related Resources (17)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0878
https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/paste/PYSEC-2012-15.yaml
http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471
https://github.com/pasteorg/pastescript
http://secunia.com/advisories/50410
https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptserve
http://secunia.com/advisories/48812
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790
https://github.com/cdent/pastescript/commit/b5f36f2995e1ae117cc53d2bd458d7fb33e4cabe
https://web.archive.org/web/20140723093519/http://secunia.com/advisories/50410
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0878
https://web.archive.org/web/20140803132259/http://secunia.com/advisories/48812
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2012-0878

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): LOW
Integrity (I): LOW
Availability (A): LOW

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): HIGH
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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