CVE-2012-0215 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-264 vulnerability in trytond. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for trytond — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Trytond allows modification of privileges of arbitrary users
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
model/modelstorage.py in the Tryton application framework (trytond) before 2.4.0 for Python does not properly restrict access to the Many2Many field in the relation model, which allows remote authenticated users to modify the privileges of arbitrary users via a (1) create, (2) write, (3) delete, or (4) copy rpc call.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | trytond | all versions | 2.4.0pip install --upgrade 'trytond==2.4.0' |
Affected Products
trytondtrytonResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for trytond, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update trytond to 2.4.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2012-0215 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
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