QID 378864

Date Published: 2023-09-25

QID 378864: Python Extensible Markup Language (XML) External Entity Vulnerability

An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.

Affected version
Python version 3.6 to 3.9.1 QID Detection Logic (Authenticated): It checks for the vulnerable version from the file py.exe

Successful exploit may lead to XML External Entity (XXE)

CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to upgrade to the latest supported python releases to remediate this vulnerability.
For latest release visit here.

Vendor References

CVE-2022-48565 - bugs.python.org/issue42051

CVEs related to QID 378864

CVE-2022-48565 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
CVE-2022-48565			github.com/python/cpython/issues/86217
Python 3.10.0			docs.python.org/3.10/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-10-0-alpha-2
Python 3.6.13			docs.python.org/3.6/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-6-13-final
Python 3.7.10			docs.python.org/3.7/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-7-10-final
Python 3.8.7			docs.python.org/3.8/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-8-7-release-candidate-1
Python 3.9.1			docs.python.org/3.9/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-9-1-release-candidate-1

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