Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2023-24329 |
CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Python Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages |
Vendor | Python.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
Updated 05.04.2023
Added fixed version.
EUVDB-ID: #VU72618
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-24329
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented filters.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of URLs that start with blank characters within urllib.parse component of Python. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted URL to bypass existing filters.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsPython: 3.7 - 3.11.3
External linkshttp://pointernull.com/security/python-url-parse-problem.html
http://github.com/python/cpython/pull/99421
http://github.com/python/cpython/issues/102153
http://docs.python.org/3.10/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-10-12-final
http://docs.python.org/3.9/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-9-17-final
http://docs.python.org/3.8/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-8-17-final
http://docs.python.org/3.7/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-7-17-final
http://docs.python.org/3.11/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-11-14-final
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.