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HistorySep 05, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

AIOHTTP vulnerability

2024-09-0500:00:00
ubuntu.com
6
ubuntu
aiohttp
vulnerability
file access
follow_symlinks
remote attacker
unauthorized files
python-aiohttp
asyncio
unix

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.115

Percentile

95.4%

Releases

  • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu 18.04 ESM

Packages

  • python-aiohttp - http client/server for asyncio

Details

It was discovered that AIOHTTP did not properly restrict file access when
the ‘follow_symlinks’ option was set to True. A remote attacker could
possibly use this issue to access unauthorized files on the system.

CVSS3

7.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

AI Score

6.9

Confidence

Low

EPSS

0.115

Percentile

95.4%