CVE-2021-28861

Summary

CVECVE-2021-28861
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-08-23 01:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:32:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** Python 3.x through 3.10 has an open redirection vulnerability in lib/http/server.py due to no protection against multiple (/) at the beginning of URI path which may leads to information disclosure. NOTE: this is disputed by a third party because the http.server.html documentation page states "Warning: http.server is not recommended for production. It only implements basic security checks."

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-601

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 35 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 36 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 37 All All All
Application Python Python All All All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 alpha1 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 alpha2 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 alpha3 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 alpha4 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 alpha5 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 alpha6 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 alpha7 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 beta1 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 beta2 All All
Application Python Python 3.11.0 beta3 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Issue 43223: [security] http.server: Open Redirection if the URL path starts with // - Python tracker MISC bugs.python.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: pypy3.8-7.3.9-5.3.8.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: pypy3.7-7.3.9-4.3.7.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: pypy3.9-7.3.9-4.3.9.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: mingw-python3-3.10.8-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
bpo-43223: [SECURITY] Patched Open Redirection In SimpleHTTPServer Module by hamzaavvan · Pull Request #24848 · python/cpython · GitHub MISC github.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: python3.6-3.6.15-12.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: python3.9-3.9.14-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
gh-87389: Fix an open redirection vulnerability in http.server. by gpshead · Pull Request #93879 · python/cpython · GitHub MISC github.com
FEDORA-2022-7fff0f2b0b FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: pypy3.7-7.3.9-4.3.7.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: python3.6-3.6.15-11.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: mingw-python3-3.10.8-1.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: pypy3.8-7.3.9-5.3.8.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: pypy3.9-7.3.9-4.3.9.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: pypy3.8-7.3.9-5.3.8.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: python3.6-3.6.15-11.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: pypy3.8-7.3.9-5.3.8.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: pypy3.7-7.3.9-4.3.7.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
Python, PyPy3: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-02) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: mingw-python3-3.10.8-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: pypy3.9-7.3.9-4.3.9.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: pypy3.9-7.3.9-4.3.9.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: python3.6-3.6.15-5.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: pypy3.7-7.3.9-4.3.7.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: mingw-python3-3.10.8-1.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: pypy3.9-7.3.9-4.3.9.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 37 Update: pypy3.8-7.3.9-5.3.8.fc37 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: python3.9-3.9.14-1.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: python3.6-3.6.15-5.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 35 Update: pypy3.8-7.3.9-5.3.8.fc35 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 36 Update: pypy3.9-7.3.9-4.3.9.fc36 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 160271 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3.9 (ELSA-2022-8353)
  • 160473 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3 (ELSA-2023-0833)
  • 160651 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 (ELSA-2023-2763)
  • 160687 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9 (ELSA-2023-2764)
  • 199497 Ubuntu Security Notification for Python Vulnerabilities (USN-5888-1)
  • 240700 Red Hat Update for rh-python38-python (RHSA-2022:6766)
  • 240914 Red Hat Update for python3.9 security (RHSA-2022:8353)
  • 241211 Red Hat Update for python3 (RHSA-2023:0833)
  • 241481 Red Hat Update for python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 (RHSA-2023:2763)
  • 241507 Red Hat Update for python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9 (RHSA-2023:2764)
  • 283111 Fedora Security Update for python3.8 (FEDORA-2022-29d436596f)
  • 283112 Fedora Security Update for python3.7 (FEDORA-2022-8535093cba)
  • 283139 Fedora Security Update for python3.9 (FEDORA-2022-f511f8f58b)
  • 283159 Fedora Security Update for python3.6 (FEDORA-2022-a27e239f5a)
  • 283160 Fedora Security Update for python3.6 (FEDORA-2022-a2be4bd5d8)
  • 283220 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.8 (FEDORA-2022-fde69532df)
  • 283221 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.8 (FEDORA-2022-15f1aa7dc7)
  • 283225 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.9 (FEDORA-2022-4ac2e16969)
  • 283231 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.9 (FEDORA-2022-61d8e8d880)
  • 283247 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.7 (FEDORA-2022-2173709172)
  • 283248 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.7 (FEDORA-2022-01d5789c08)
  • 283294 Fedora Security Update for mingw (FEDORA-2022-d1682fef04)
  • 283444 Fedora Security Update for mingw (FEDORA-2022-79843dfb3c)
  • 283483 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.9 (FEDORA-2022-7ca361a226)
  • 283484 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.8 (FEDORA-2022-20116fb6aa)
  • 285297 Fedora Security Update for pypy3.10 (FEDORA-2023-ddde191e04)
  • 672260 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-2661)
  • 672314 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-2693)
  • 672343 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-2773)
  • 672368 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-2738)
  • 672399 EulerOS Security Update for python3 (EulerOS-SA-2022-2805)
  • 710714 Gentoo Linux Python, PyPy3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202305-02)
  • 752642 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python36 (SUSE-SU-2022:3483-1)
  • 752643 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python39 (SUSE-SU-2022:3485-1)
  • 752652 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python (SUSE-SU-2022:3512-1)
  • 752656 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3 (SUSE-SU-2022:3511-1)
  • 752661 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3 (SUSE-SU-2022:3544-1)
  • 752667 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python (SUSE-SU-2022:3553-1)
  • 752672 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3 (SUSE-SU-2022:3593-1)
  • 752676 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python (SUSE-SU-2022:3512-2)
  • 752687 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for python3 (SUSE-SU-2022:3511-2)
  • 902780 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for python3 (10625)
  • 902788 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for python3 (10618)
  • 903967 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for python3 (10618-1)
  • 903988 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for python3 (10625-1)
  • 940790 AlmaLinux Security Update for python3.9 (ALSA-2022:8353)
  • 940928 AlmaLinux Security Update for python3 (ALSA-2023:0833)
  • 941099 AlmaLinux Security Update for python39:3.9 and python39-devel:3.9 (ALSA-2023:2764)
  • 941101 AlmaLinux Security Update for python38:3.8 and python38-devel:3.8 (ALSA-2023:2763)
  • 960542 Rocky Linux Security Update for python3.9 (RLSA-2022:8353)
  • 960653 Rocky Linux Security Update for python3 (RLSA-2023:0833)
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