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CVE-2014-4650
The CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.7.5 and 3.3.4 does not properly handle URLs in which URL encoding is used for path separators, which allows remote attacke…
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- Python CGIHTTPServer - Encoded Directory Traversal2014-06-27 · webapps · multiple · Verified
Impact
The CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.7.5 and 3.3.4 does not properly handle URLs in which URL encoding is used for path separators, which allows remote attackers to read script source code or conduct directory traversal attacks and execute unintended code via a crafted character sequence, as demonstrated by a %2f separator.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Python | Python | from 2.7.0 before 2.7.8 from 3.2.0 before 3.2.6 from 3.3.0 before 3.3.6 from 3.4.0 before 3.4.2 |
| Redhat | Software Collections | All versions |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Versions 5.0, 6.0, 7.0 |