CVE-2021-40978
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-40978 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-10-07 14:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 03:38:00 UTC |
| Description | ** DISPUTED ** The mkdocs 1.2.2 built-in dev-server allows directory traversal using the port 8000, enabling remote exploitation to obtain :sensitive information. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in https://github.com/mkdocs/mkdocs/issues/2601.] and https://github.com/nisdn/CVE-2021-40978/issues/1. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-22
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Did you report this upstream? · Issue #1 · nisdn/CVE-2021-40978 · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| GitHub - nisdn/CVE-2021-40978 | MISC | github.com | |
| CVE-2021-40978 - Path Traversal. · Issue #2601 · mkdocs/mkdocs · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| GitHub - mkdocs/mkdocs: Project documentation with Markdown. | MISC | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 980124 Python (pip) Security Update for mkdocs (GHSA-qh9q-34h6-hcv9)