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CVE-2019-9948 Detail

Description

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.


Severity



CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.1 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugs.python.org/issue35907 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00011.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HQEQLXLOCR3SNM3AA5RRYJFQ5AZBYJ4L/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KRYFIMISZ47NTAU3XWZUOFB7CYL62KES/
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/29 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26 Third Party Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1/ Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-9948
NVD Published Date:
03/23/2019
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE