# CVE-2015-8309: Cherry Music directory traversal vulnerability

> Remote authenticated users can read arbitrary files via a directory traversal vulnerability in the download parameter.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q624-9634-77gh, PYSEC-2017-99

## 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 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## 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 | Ecosystem | 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: Fomori Cherrymusic.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-8309?

Upgrade cherrymusic to 0.36.0 or later.

## 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:

- Cherry Music 0.35.1 - Arbitrary File Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2015-8310](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8310/): Cherry Music Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-8309 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-8309 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- cherrymusic (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.36.0
- cherrymusic (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.36.0
- CherryMusic (PyPI): affected all versions; fixed in 0.36.0

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8309/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8309/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8309
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8309
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-8309

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8309/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.