CVE-2011-4940: Python vulnerability
Vendor fix available · Affected: Python · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
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Higher than 88% of scored CVEs
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DescriptionCVE.org
The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Cross-site Scripting
- Vendor
- Python
- Published
- June 2012
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-79cwe.mitre.org
- Vendor advisoryubuntu.com
- Vendor advisoryubuntu.com
- Vendor advisoryubuntu.com
- Vendor advisoryubuntu.com
- Third-party advisoryjvn.jp
- Third-party advisorysecunia.com
- Third-party advisorysecunia.com
- bugs.python.org/issue11442bugs.python.org
- securityfocus.com/bid/54083securityfocus.com
- Third-party advisoryjvndb.jvn.jp
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=803500bugzilla.redhat.com
- Third-party advisorysecunia.com