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Critical severity · published Mar 23, 2019
CVE-2019-9948
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…
9.1
CVSS
11.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)11.8% · higher than 96% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
8.1; 8.2; 8.4; 8.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
8.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Tus · Redhat
8.2; 8.4; 8.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0; 8.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
29; 30 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.0; 42.3 · source: NVD
PY
Python · Python
2.0 before 2.7.17; 3.5.0 before 3.5.8; 3.6.0 before 3.6.9; 3.7.0 before 3.7.4 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 16.04; 18.04; 19.04 · source: NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.0 before V3.1.5; V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 · source: CISA
Affected product
UL
Ubuntu Linux
Canonical
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9948
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9948
x_refsource_MISC
https://bugs.python.org/issue35907
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html
vendor-advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html
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