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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-19960

The debug_mode function in web/web.py in OnionShare through 1.3.1, when --debug is enabled, uses the /tmp/onionshare_server.log pathname for logging, which might allow local users to overwrite files or obtain sensitive information by using this pathname.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:21 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2018-19960

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 Dec 2018, 16:29 UTC

The debug_mode function in web/web.py in OnionShare through 1.3.1, when --debug is enabled, uses the /tmp/onionshare_server.log pathname for logging, which might allow local users to overwrite files or obtain sensitive information by using this pathname.

osv:CVE-2018-19960
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-19960",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2018-19960",
    "summary": "The debug_mode function in web/web.py in OnionShare through 1.3.1, when --debug is enabled, uses the /tmp/onionshare_server.log pathname for logging, which might allow local users to overwrite files or obtain sensitive information by using this pathname.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2018-19960",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
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                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "85609e68418ed05e23a778be5e33d7c3774ccc1d"
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              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:onionshare:onionshare:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "0"
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                      {
                        "last_affected": "1.3.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "v1.2",
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            "v1.1.dev2",
            "v1.1.dev1",
            "v1.0",
            "v1.0dev1",
            "v0.9.2",
            "v0.9.1",
            "v0.9",
            "v0.8.1",
            "0.8",
            "0.7.1",
            "0.7",
            "0.6",
            "0.5",
            "0.4",
            "0.3",
            "0.2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-19960.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:27.435342583Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://bugs.debian.org/915859"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-19960",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 431830,
  "published_at": "2018-12-07T16:29:00.63+00:00"
}