CVE-2011-4211

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-4211
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-10-30 19:55:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe FakeFile implementation in the sandbox environment in the Google App Engine Python SDK before 1.5.4 does not properly control the opening of files, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and create arbitrary files via ALLOWED_MODES and ALLOWED_DIRS changes within the code parameter to _ah/admin/interactive/execute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1364.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.0.1 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.0.2 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.0 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.1 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.2 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.3 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.4 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.5 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.6 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.7 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.8 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.1.9 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.2.0 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.2.1 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.2.2 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.2.3 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.2.4 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.2.5 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.2.6 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.2.7 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.0 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.1 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.2 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.3 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.4 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.5 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.6 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.7 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.3.8 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.4.0 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.4.1 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.4.2 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.4.3 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.5.0 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.5.1 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk 1.5.2 All All All
Application Google App Engine Python Sdk All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Google App Engine Python SDK 'FakeFile' Object Local Security Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
SdkReleaseNotes - googleappengine - Google App Engine Python SDK Release Notes - Google App Engine - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Patch
Access denied | blog.watchfire.com used Cloudflare to restrict access af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.watchfire.com Exploit
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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