CVE-2008-6547

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-6547
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-03-30 01:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
Descriptionschema.py in FormEncode for Python (python-formencode) 1.0 does not apply the chained_validators feature, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Formencode Formencode 1.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
FormEncode for Python / Bugs / #35 chained_validators don't run in 1.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net
[SECURITY] Fedora 9 Update: python-formencode-1.0.1-1.fc9 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
osvdb.org/47082 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Fedora update for python-formencode - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
FormEncode "chained_validators" Security Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
FormEncode for Python / Bugs / #35 chained_validators don't run in 1.0 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch
FormEncode 'chained_validators' Class Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 997208 Python (Pip) Security Update for FormEncode (GHSA-9jp4-68vc-r8wq)

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