CVE-2006-0847

Directory traversal vulnerability in the staticfilter component in CherryPy before 2.1.1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via ".." sequences in unspecified vectors.

Published: 2006-02-22 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0847 is rated Moderate Risk (50.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.33%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.69% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-0847

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.64% 2.33% +1.69%
2 2025-12-28 0.85% 0.64% -0.21%
3 2025-12-27 0.85%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-0847

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-0847

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2006-0847

GHSA-vx77-5pf4-c9wr · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — CherryPy Directory traversal vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2006-0847

vendor priority summary link
gentoo low CVE-2006-0847: 1 GLSA(s) (200605-16), 1 atom(s) (dev-python/cherrypy); latest impact low. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2006-0847
ubuntu medium CVE-2006-0847 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (cherrypy3, python-cherrypy), 18 status rows across 9 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, upstream): released 12, DNE 3, needs-triage 2, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2006-0847

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-0847

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cherrypy cherrypy 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.7 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.8_beta cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.8_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.9_beta cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.9_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.9_gamma cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.9_gamma:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.9_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.9_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.10 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.10_beta cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.10_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 0.10_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:0.10_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 2.0.0a1 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:2.0.0a1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 2.1.0_beta cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:2.1.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 2.1.0_rc1 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:2.1.0_rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cherrypy cherrypy 2.1.0_rc2 cpe:2.3:a:cherrypy:cherrypy:2.1.0_rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-0847

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