TITLE:
Apache mod_python FileSession Handling Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA19239

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19239/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

SOFTWARE:
Mod_python 3.x
http://secunia.com/product/2584/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in mod_python, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to a directory traversal error when
FileSession is used to keep sessions in mod_python. This can
potentially be exploited by a logon user, or by a user who can write
to the filesystem, to execute arbitrary code with privileges of the
web server.

The vulnerability has been reported in version 3.2.7.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 3.2.8.
http://httpd.apache.org/modules/python-download.cgi

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.modpython.org/fs_sec_warn.html
http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/httpd/mod_python/branches/3.2.x/NEWS?rev=378945

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