CVE-2016-5026 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.

Published: 2017-01-30

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:onionshare:onionshare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5979	hs.py in OnionShare before 0.9.1 allows local users to modify the hiddenservice by pre-creating the /tmp/onionshare directory.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00057.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/23/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90821
https://github.com/micahflee/onionshare

History

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Subscriptions

Onionshare Onionshare

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-30T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.231Z

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5026

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-30T22:59:00.420

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-5026

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284

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