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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…
Critical9.1EPSS 11.8%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.8% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (23)
- https://bugs.python.org/issue35907 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 107549 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1273 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1580 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190625 [SECURITY] [DLA 1834-1] python2.7 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:1700 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190711 [SECURITY] [DLA 1852-1] python3.4 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-9bfb4a3e4b (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2019-60a1defcd1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:2030 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- USN-4127-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-4127-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 20191021 [slackware-security] python (SSA:2019-293-01) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:3335 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2019:3520 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-202003-26 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200715 [SECURITY] [DLA 2280-1] python3.5 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20200729 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2387: Security vulnerabilities in the apache/bookkeeper-4.9.2 image (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200822 [SECURITY] [DLA 2337-1] python2.7 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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