Radicale before 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass owner_write and owner_only limitations via regex metacharacters in the user name, as demonstrated by ".*".
Radicale before 1.1 allows remote authenticated users to bypass owner_write and owner_only limitations via regex metacharacters in the user name, as demonstrated by ".*".
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | radicale | < 1.1 | 1.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8748
- https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/pull/341
- https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/commit/1109973a925970353dfd13c6df8de0e4e446d983
- https://github.com/Unrud/Radicale/commit/4bfe7c9f7991d534c8b9fbe153af9d341f925f98
- https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/radicale/PYSEC-2016-37.yaml
- https://pypi.org/project/radicale
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200804235922/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80255
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175738.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175776.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3462
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/06/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80255
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6w8c-6jrg-qwj2
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-74- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
radicale- Disclosed
- 03.02.2016
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-6w8c-6jrg-qwj2 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2016-37 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: radicale
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 4
- First → latest
- 02.2016 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 2
- High 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2017: 1
- 2018: 0
- 2019: 0
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
earlier: 2
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