CVE-2011-1015

Public Exploit

Description

The is_cgi method in CGIHTTPServer.py in the CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0 allows remote attackers to read script source code via an HTTP GET request that lacks a / (slash) character at the beginning of the URI.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://svn.python.org/view?view=revision&revision=71303 patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:096 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680094 patch exploit
http://bugs.python.org/issue2254 patch exploit
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/10 mailing list exploit patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/51040 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50858 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/27 mailing list exploit patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025489 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1 vendor advisory
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c6c4398293bd/ patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51024 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46541 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1015?
CVE-2011-1015 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1015?
To fix CVE-2011-1015, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1015 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1015 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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