Directory Traversal Affecting python27:2.7/python2-docs-info package, versions <0:2.7.16-2.module_el8.6.0+2781+fed64c13


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-PYTHON27-5634801
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed3 Nov 2020

Introduced: 3 Nov 2020

CVE-2019-20916  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 python27:2.7/python2-docs-info to version 0:2.7.16-2.module_el8.6.0+2781+fed64c13 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2020:4654.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python27:2.7/python2-docs-info package and not the python27:2.7/python2-docs-info package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

The pip package before 19.2 for Python allows Directory Traversal when a URL is given in an install command, because a Content-Disposition header can have ../ in a filename, as demonstrated by overwriting the /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file. This occurs in _download_http_url in _internal/download.py.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1