7.5high
CVE-2008-6547
FormEncode Access Restrictions Bypass
Also known as GHSA-9jp4-68vc-r8wq, PYSEC-2009-5
Published 17 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · GitHub
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.5%
percentile 74%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
schema.py in FormEncode for Python (python-formencode) 1.0 does not apply the chained_validators feature, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | formencode | >=1.0, <1.0.1 <1.0.1 | 1.0.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
- securityfocus.com /bid/30282 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- redhat.com /archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00607.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
- sourceforge.net /tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1925164&group_id=91231&atid=596416 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/43878 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
- osvdb.org /47082 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/31163 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- sourceforge.net /tracker/download.php?group_id=91231&atid=596416&file_id=271779&aid=1925164 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- secunia.com /advisories/31081 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
- nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2008-6547 · advisory
- github.com /davidfraser/formencode · package
- github.com /pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/formencode/PYSEC-2009-5.yaml · web
- web.archive.org /web/20080905200034/http://secunia.com/advisories/31081 · web
- web.archive.org /web/20081013102442/http://secunia.com/advisories/31163 · web
- web.archive.org /web/20200228145643/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30282 · web
- github.com /advisories/GHSA-9jp4-68vc-r8wq · advisory
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2008-6547
- GitHub Advisory: GHSA-9jp4-68vc-r8wq
- NVD: CVE-2008-6547
- OSV: PYSEC-2009-5
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