Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting python package, versions <0:2.4.3-46.el5_8.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-PYTHON-2467900
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • 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 Oracle:5 python to version 0:2.4.3-46.el5_8.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-0745.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python package and not the python package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 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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