Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties in scrapy - #VU127071
Published: May 14, 2024 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127071
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-552
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
scrapy
scrapy
Software vendor:
scrapy.org
scrapy.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper restriction of redirect targets in redirect handling when following redirects to non-http schemes. A remote user can define start requests that trigger redirects to file://, ftp://, or s3:// URLs to disclose sensitive information.
Exploitation requires write access to the spider start requests and read access to the spider output.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.