CVE-2011-4212

Published Oct 30, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4154 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:01 AM
Reserved
Oct 30, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 30, 2011, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM