Open redirect in Python - CVE-2016-1000110
Published: November 27, 2019 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU35027
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1000110
CWE-ID: CWE-601
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Python.org
Affected software:
Python
Python
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
The CGIHandler class in Python before 2.7.12 does not protect against the HTTP_PROXY variable name clash in a CGI script, which could allow a remote attacker to redirect HTTP requests.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-1000110
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000110
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-1000110
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7K3WFJO3SJQCODKRKU6EQV3ZGHH53YPU/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1000110