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CVE-2012-0878
Paste Script 1.7.5 and earlier does not properly set group memberships during execution with root privileges, which might allow remote…
Medium5.1EPSS 4.0%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.0% · top 9.4% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIpasteGHSA-27px-qpmj-qg38 (opens in a new tab)
- PyPIpastescriptGHSA-27px-qpmj-qg38 (opens in a new tab)
References (9)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120223 CVE Request -- python-paste-script: Supplementary groups not dropped when started an application with "paster serve" as root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptserve (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 48812 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120223 Re: CVE Request -- python-paste-script: Supplementary groups not dropped when started an application with "paster serve" as root (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:1206 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 50410 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-27px-qpmj-qg38 (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .