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CVE-2012-0878 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html	CVE
https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4	CVE	Patch
https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptserve	CVE	Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/48812	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/50410	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1	CVE	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4	CVE
http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html	[email protected]
https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4	[email protected]	Patch
https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptserve	[email protected]	Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/48812	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/50410	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
pythonpaste paste	<= 1.7.5
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pythonpaste:paste:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 2, 2012	Initial Analysis	[email protected]