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CVE-2014-4650

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

The CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.7.5 and 3.3.4 does not properly handle URLs in which URL encoding is used for path separators, which allows remote attackers to read script source code or conduct directory traversal attacks and execute unintended code via a crafted character sequence, as demonstrated by a %2f separator.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/20/2020

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

python:pythonredhat:enterprise_linuxredhat:software_collections

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

http://bugs.python.org/issue21766(cve@mitre.org)

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/3(cve@mitre.org)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-4650(cve@mitre.org)

http://bugs.python.org/issue21766(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/3(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-4650(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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