Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting python-docutils package, versions <0:0.14-12.module+el8.3.0+120+426d8baf


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY8-PYTHONDOCUTILS-3194752
  • published5 Jan 2023
  • disclosed9 Feb 2022

Introduced: 9 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-0391  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-74  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Rocky-Linux:8 python-docutils to version 0:0.14-12.module+el8.3.0+120+426d8baf or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2022:1821.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python-docutils package and not the python-docutils package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Python, specifically within the urllib.parse module. This module helps break Uniform Resource Locator (URL) strings into components. The issue involves how the urlparse method does not sanitize input and allows characters like '\r' and '\n' in the URL path. This flaw allows an attacker to input a crafted URL, leading to injection attacks. This flaw affects Python versions prior to 3.10.0b1, 3.9.5, 3.8.11, 3.7.11 and 3.6.14.

CVSS Scores

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