Path Traversal in Agendaless Pyramid
CVE-2023-40587
Pyramid is an open source Python web framework. A path traversal vulnerability in Pyramid versions 2.0.0 and 2.0.1 impacts users of Python 3.11 that are using a Pyramid static view with a full filesystem path and have a `index.html` file that is located exactly one directory above the location of the static view's file system path. No further path traversal exists, and the only file that could be disclosed accidentally is `index.html`. Pyramid version 2.0.2 rejects any path that contains a null-byte out of caution. While valid in directory/file names, we would strongly consider it a mistake to use null-bytes in naming files/directories. Secondly, Python 3.11, and 3.12 has fixed the underlying issue in `os.path.normpath` to no longer truncate on the first `0x00` found, returning the behavior to pre-3.11 Python, un an as of yet unreleased version. Fixes will be available in:Python 3.12.0rc2 and 3.11.5. Some workarounds are available. Use a version of Python 3 that is not affected, downgrade to Python 3.10 series temporarily, or wait until Python 3.11.5 is released and upgrade to the latest version of Python 3.11 series.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.007 (52.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Agendaless Pyramid
- Pylons Pyramid — versions >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.2
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 38, 39
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
- security-advisories@github.com (Mailing List)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40587?
- CVE-2023-40587 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Agendaless Pyramid, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2023-08-25.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40587?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.