CVE-2016-1242 — trytond
MEDIUMCVE-2016-1242 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.4) Information Exposure vulnerability in trytond. A fix is available for trytond — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Tryton allow authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files via the name parameter
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
file_open in Tryton before 3.2.17, 3.4.x before 3.4.14, 3.6.x before 3.6.12, 3.8.x before 3.8.8, and 4.x before 4.0.4 allows remote authenticated users with certain permissions to read arbitrary files via the name parameter or unspecified other vectors.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | trytond | all versions | 3.2.17pip install --upgrade 'trytond==3.2.17' |
| 🐍PyPI | trytond | ≥ 3.4&&< 3.4.14 | 3.4.14pip install --upgrade 'trytond==3.4.14' |
| 🐍PyPI | trytond | ≥ 3.6&&< 3.6.12 | 3.6.12pip install --upgrade 'trytond==3.6.12' |
| 🐍PyPI | trytond | ≥ 3.8&&< 3.8.8 | 3.8.8pip install --upgrade 'trytond==3.8.8' |
| 🐍PyPI | trytond | ≥ 4.0&&< 4.0.4 | 4.0.4pip install --upgrade 'trytond==4.0.4' |
Affected Products
trytontrytonDetection & 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 3.2.17 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2016-1242 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Assume what was exposed is already known: rotate any credential, token or key that the affected component could return, restrict the endpoint to callers that genuinely need it, and strip sensitive fields from responses and error output at the boundary rather than relying on the client not to read them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2016-1242 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.