Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input Affecting cpython package, versions [,3.11.9)
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- published8 May 2025
- disclosed12 Nov 2024
- creditJohnJamesUtley
Introduced: 12 Nov 2024
CVE-2024-11168 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade cpython to version 3.11.9 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input due to improper validation in the urlsplit and urlparse functions. An attacker can manipulate URL parsing by crafting malicious URLs that bypass expected host validations.
PoC
from urllib.parse import urlsplit
parsedURL = urlsplit('scheme://user@[regname]/Path')
print(parsedURL.hostname) # Prints 'regname'