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CVE-2011-4212

N/A

Published: October 30, 2011 at 07:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:34 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorApp Engine Python SDK

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

Description

The sandbox environment in the Google App Engine Python SDK before 1.5.4 does not properly prevent os.popen calls, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via a dev_appserver.RestrictedPathFunction._original_os reference within the code parameter to _ah/admin/interactive/execute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1364.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/wiki/SdkReleaseNotes

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCExploit

Source: [email protected]

http://blog.watchfire.com/files/googleappenginesdk.pdf

x_refsource_MISCPatch

Source: [email protected]

http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/wiki/SdkReleaseNotes

VDB Entryx_refsource_XF

Source: [email protected]

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71063

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]

Confidentiality: COMPLETE
Integrity: COMPLETE
Availability: COMPLETE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-264

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