CVE-2015-8309 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in cherrymusic. 2 public exploit or proof-of-concept references are indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for cherrymusic — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Cherry Music directory traversal vulnerability
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
Directory traversal vulnerability in Cherry Music before 0.36.0 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via the "value" parameter to "download."
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | cherrymusic | all versions | 0.36.0pip install --upgrade 'cherrymusic==0.36.0' |
Affected Products
cherrymusicfomoriResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Cherry Music 0.35.1 - Arbitrary File Disclosure
by feedersec · Sep 13, 2016
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for cherrymusic, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update cherrymusic to 0.36.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-8309 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2015-8309 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.