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CVE-2016-1505
Path Traversal in radicale (CVE-2016-1505)
Summary
path traversal in radicale (CVE-2016-1505). Confidential information can be exposed externally. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2016-1505** has been found in radicale.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade radicale to **1.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "radicale CVE-2016-1505" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2016-1505 (radicale) — CWE-22 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: `1.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Path traversal** (CWE-22) exists in radicale.
📍 Affected scope
radicale — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Confidential information can be exposed externally
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'radicale' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'radicale' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `radicale` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade radicale to 1.1ステージング環境で 1.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
radicale
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1505
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-84cw-mxhv-qvv4
- package https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale
- package https://pypi.org/project/radicale
- web https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/pull/343
- web https://github.com/Kozea/Radicale/commit/b4b3d51f33c7623d312f289252dd7bbb8f58bbe6
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/7
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/06/4
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/06/7
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/7
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80255