{"cve":"CVE-2008-0252","nvd":{"published":"2008-01-12T02:46:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:49:15.227","status":"Modified","description":"Directory traversal vulnerability in the _get_file_path function in (1) lib/sessions.py in CherryPy 3.0.x up to 3.0.2, (2) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.1, and (3) filter/sessionfilter.py in CherryPy 2.x allows remote attackers to create or delete arbitrary files, and possibly read and write portions of arbitrary files, via a crafted session id in a cookie.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["http://secunia.com/advisories/28353","http://secunia.com/advisories/28354","http://secunia.com/advisories/28611","http://secunia.com/advisories/28620","http://secunia.com/advisories/28769"],"products":["cherrypy:cherrypy"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:49:50.107194424+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2008-0252","score":0.02669,"percentile":0.85749,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-76x8-gg39-5jjg","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-76x8-gg39-5jjg","summary":"CherryPy Malicious cookies allow access to files outside the session directory","modified":"2024-09-13T18:23:05.485345Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"cherrypy","purl":"pkg:pypi/cherrypy","ranges":["<2.1.1"],"fixed":["2.1.1"]},{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"cherrypy","purl":"pkg:pypi/cherrypy","ranges":[">=3.0 <3.0.2"],"fixed":["3.0.2"]}]},{"id":"PYSEC-2008-3","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2008-3","summary":"","modified":"2026-06-10T17:00:43.536286545Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"PyPI","name":"cherrypy","purl":"pkg:pypi/cherrypy","ranges":["<2.1.1",">=3.0 <3.0.2"],"fixed":["2.1.1","3.0.2"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}