CVE-2015-8747 Radicale vulnerable to arbitrary file read or write

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can read or write arbitrary files via crafted component names in the Radicale CalDAV server storage backend.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-8747?

CVE-2015-8747 is a critical path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Feb 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The multifilesystem storage backend in Radicale before 1.1 allows remote attackers to read or write to arbitrary files via a crafted component name.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8747?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including radicale and Radicale. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
radicale PyPIAll versions1.1
radicale PyPIAll versions1.1
Radicale PyPIAll versions1.1

Products include Radicale Radicale.

How do I fix CVE-2015-8747?

Upgrade radicale to 1.1 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2015-8747 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8747 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8747, GHSA-fgqv-96v9-w23m, PYSEC-2016-36.

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