QID 983211

QID 983211: Python (pip) Security Update for xmpp-http-upload (GHSA-hwv5-w8gm-fq9f)

Security update has been released for xmpp-http-upload to fix the vulnerability.

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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the targeted user.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 3.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4 severity.

Solution

PR #12 fixes the issue. The PR has been merged into version 0.4.0 and 0.4.0 has been released and pushed to PyPI. Users are advised to upgrade immediately.Workaround:
- Apache can apparently be configured to filter such malicious paths when reverse-proxying.
- There are no other workarounds known.

Vendor References

GHSA-hwv5-w8gm-fq9f - github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwv5-w8gm-fq9f

CVEs related to QID 983211

CVE-2020-15239 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GHSA-hwv5-w8gm-fq9f	xmpp-http-upload		github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwv5-w8gm-fq9f

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