CVE-2019-16935
Medium
Description
The documentation XML-RPC server in Python through 2.7.16, 3.x through 3.6.9, and 3.7.x through 3.7.4 has XSS via the server_title field. This occurs in Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py in Python 2.x, and in Lib/xmlrpc/server.py in Python 3.x. If set_server_title is called with untrusted input, arbitrary JavaScript can be delivered to clients that visit the http URL for this server.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.1
Exploit probability—
Product
Python
PublishedSep 28, 2019
First seenSep 28, 2019
Weakness typeCWE-79Cross-site scripting (XSS)
How to fix
Update
- python python2.7.17, 3.5.8, 3.6.10, 3.7.5 or later
Vendor advisories
- usn.ubuntu.com/4151-1/
- usn.ubuntu.com/4151-2/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K7HNVIFMETMFWWWUNTB72KYJYXCZOS5V/
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- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M34WOYCDKTDE5KLUACE2YIEH7D37KHRX/
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/COATURTCY7G67AYI6UDV5B2JZTBCKIDX/
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Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| python python | 2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.17, 3.0.0 ≤ v < 3.5.8, 3.6.0 ≤ v < 3.6.10, 3.7.0 ≤ v < 3.7.5 | 2.7.17, 3.5.8, 3.6.10, 3.7.5 |
| debian debian_linux | 9.0 | — |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 19.04 | — |
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