CVE-2008-6547
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 1.5%EU EUVD
schema.py in FormEncode for Python (python-formencode) 1.0 does not apply the chained_validators feature, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via unknown vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 1.5% (74th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-0005)
- Published
- March 30, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-0005 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- formencode / formencode
References
- http://osvdb.org/47082
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31081(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31163(Vendor Advisory)
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/download.php?group_id=91231&atid=596416&file_id=271779&aid=1925164(Patch)
- http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1925164&group_id=91231&atid=596416
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30282
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43878
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00607.html
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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