CVE-2019-9948
Critical · CVSS 9.1- CVSS
- 9.1
- nvd
- EPSS
- —
- KEV
- No
- Class
- oss containerizable
- CWE-22, CWE-22
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.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520
- https://bugs.python.org/issue35907
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/11842
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html
Status: profiled · ingested 2026-10-08T00:00:43.000Z