CVE-2018-20852

Public Exploit

Description

http.cookiejar.DefaultPolicy.domain_return_ok in Lib/http/cookiejar.py in Python before 3.7.3 does not correctly validate the domain: it can be tricked into sending existing cookies to the wrong server. An attacker may abuse this flaw by using a server with a hostname that has another valid hostname as a suffix (e.g., pythonicexample.com to steal cookies for example.com). When a program uses http.cookiejar.DefaultPolicy and tries to do an HTTP connection to an attacker-controlled server, existing cookies can be leaked to the attacker. This affects 2.x through 2.7.16, 3.x before 3.4.10, 3.5.x before 3.5.7, 3.6.x before 3.6.9, and 3.7.x before 3.7.3.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.00% Top 25%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://bugs.python.org/issue35121 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/cookie-domain-check.html vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00022.html mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00071.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00074.html vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00040.html mailing list
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3725 vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K7HNVIFMETMFWWWUNTB72KYJYXCZOS5V/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZBTGPBUABGXZ7WH7677OEM3NSP6ZEA76/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/COATURTCY7G67AYI6UDV5B2JZTBCKIDX/ vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3948 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26 vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20852?
CVE-2018-20852 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20852?
To fix CVE-2018-20852, 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-2018-20852 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20852 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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