Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 30, 2011· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2011-4213

Description

The sandbox environment in the Google App Engine Python SDK before 1.5.4 does not properly prevent use of the os module, which allows local users to bypass intended access restrictions and execute arbitrary commands via a file_blob_storage.os reference within the code parameter to _ah/admin/interactive/execute, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-1364.

Affected products

Google/App Engine Python Sdk
cpe:2.3:a:google:app_engine_python_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <1.5.4

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

code.google.com/p/googleappengine/wiki/SdkReleaseNotesnvdPatch
blog.watchfire.com/files/googleappenginesdk.pdfnvdExploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71062nvdVDB Entry

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