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Arbitrary File Read Affecting docutils package, versions [0.5, 0.6)

0.0
critical

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.16% (52nd percentile)
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NVD
9.1 critical

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-DOCUTILS-560328
  • published 15 Mar 2020
  • disclosed 31 Oct 2019
  • credit Unknown
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Introduced: 31 Oct 2019

CVE-2009-5042 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-94 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade docutils to version 0.6 or higher.

Overview

docutils is a modular system for processing documentation into useful formats, such as HTML, XML, and LaTeX

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read. It allows an insecure usage of temporary files.