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CherryPy staticFilter Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Vulnerability Assessment Summary Checks for staticFilter directory traversal vulnerability in CherryPy Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment Summary : The remote web server is prone to directory traversal attacks. Description : The remote host is running CherryPy, a web server powered by Python. The installed version of CherryPy fails to filter directory traversal sequences from requests that pass through its 'staticFilter' module. A possible hacker can exploit this issue to read arbitrary files on the remote host subject to the rights under which the affected application runs. See also : http://www.nessus.org/u?11e78d5a Solution : Upgrade to CherryPy version 2.1.1 or later. Network Security Threat Level: Low / CVSS Base Score : 2.3 (AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/I:N/A:N/B:N) Networks Security ID: 16760 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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