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 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50410
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4Patch
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptservePatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790
- http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50410
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1Patch
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4Patch
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptservePatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790
Timeline
- Published
- May 1, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified