{"id":"CVE-2012-0878","aliases":["GHSA-27px-qpmj-qg38","PYSEC-2012-15","PYSEC-2026-2859"],"title":"Paste Script has improper group memberships permissions","summary":"Paste Script has improper group memberships permissions","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","vendor":"pastescript","product":"pastescript","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["pastescript < 2.0.1","paste < 1.7.5.1"],"patched":["pastescript 2.0.1","paste 1.7.5.1"],"published":"2022-05-17","updated":"2026-07-13","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-27px-qpmj-qg38","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0878"},{"url":"https://github.com/cdent/pastescript/commit/b5f36f2995e1ae117cc53d2bd458d7fb33e4cabe"},{"url":"https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/changeset/a19e462769b4"},{"url":"https://bitbucket.org/ianb/pastescript/pull-request/3/fix-group-permissions-for-pastescriptserve"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=796790"},{"url":"https://github.com/pasteorg/pastescript"},{"url":"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/paste/PYSEC-2012-15.yaml"},{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20140723093519/http://secunia.com/advisories/50410"},{"url":"https://web.archive.org/web/20140803132259/http://secunia.com/advisories/48812"},{"url":"http://groups.google.com/group/paste-users/browse_thread/thread/2aa651ba331c2471"},{"url":"http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1206.html"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/1"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/23/4"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.04027,"epssPercentile":0.90165,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-13T18:57:51.230Z","slug":"CVE-2012-0878","body":"## Overview\n\nPaste Script 1.7.5 and earlier does not properly set group memberships during execution with root privileges, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended file-access restrictions by leveraging a web application that uses the local filesystem.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `pastescript < 2.0.1`\n- `paste < 1.7.5.1`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `pastescript 2.0.1`\n- `paste 1.7.5.1`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.8,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}