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CVE-2005-0089
The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module in Python 2.2, 2.3 before 2.3.5, and 2.4, when used by XML-RPC servers that use the…
High7.5EPSS 6.0%
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- mitre
Description
The SimpleXMLRPCServer library module in Python 2.2, 2.3 before 2.3.5, and 2.4, when used by XML-RPC servers that use the register_instance method to register an object without a _dispatch method, allows remote attackers to read or modify globals of the associated module, and possibly execute arbitrary code, via dotted attributes.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 6.0% · top 6.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
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Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (12)
- 1013083 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- python-simplexmlrpcserver-bypass(19217) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20050203 Python Security Advisory PSF-2005-001 - SimpleXMLRPCServer.py (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 2005-0003 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9811 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 12437 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 14128 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- DSA-666 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://python.org/security/PSF-2005-001/patch-2.2.txt (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:035 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:108 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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