Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python2.7 package, versions <2.7.2-8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (76th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-PYTHON27-518602
  • published27 Jun 2012
  • disclosed27 Jun 2012

Introduced: 27 Jun 2012

CVE-2011-4940  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 python2.7 to version 2.7.2-8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python2.7 package and not the python2.7 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.

CVSS Scores

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