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CVE-2008-0252

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0252 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in CherryPy versions 2.x, 2.1, and 3.0.x up to 3.0.2, specifically within the _get_file_path function. This flaw allows remote attackers to manipulate file paths via a crafted session ID in a cookie, leading to the creation or deletion of arbitrary files, and potentially the reading or writing of portions of arbitrary files. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low access complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0265 is in the 72nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cherrypyFixed in: 2.1.1
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: cherrypyFixed in: 3.0.2

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-76x8-gg39-5jjghigh

CherryPy Malicious cookies allow access to files outside the session directory

May 1, 2022
redhatCVE-2008-0252

python-cherrypy directory traversal

References

bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/28353
secunia.com / advisories/28354
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/28611
secunia.com / advisories/28620
secunia.com / advisories/28769
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200801-11.xml
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-2127
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00240.html
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00297.html
cherrypy.org / changeset/1774
ExploitPatch
cherrypy.org / changeset/1775
ExploitPatch
cherrypy.org / changeset/1776
Exploit
cherrypy.org / ticket/744
Exploit
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1481
securityfocus.com / archive/1/487001/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/27181
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0039