CVE-2015-8309 Cherry Music directory traversal vulnerability
Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files via a directory traversal vulnerability in the download parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8309?
CVE-2015-8309 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherry Music before 0.36.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via the "value" parameter to "download."
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8309?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including cherrymusic and CherryMusic. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
cherrymusic PyPI | All versions | 0.36.0 |
cherrymusic PyPI | All versions | 0.36.0 |
CherryMusic PyPI | All versions | 0.36.0 |
Products include Fomori Cherrymusic.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8309?
Upgrade cherrymusic to 0.36.0 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2015-8309 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-8309 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q624-9634-77gh, PYSEC-2017-99.