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CVE-2011-1015

The is_cgi method in CGIHTTPServer.py in the CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0 allows remote attackers to

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00252
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Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

1
pythonall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocbugs.python.org · issue2254bugs.python.org
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=680094bugzilla.redhat.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

8
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPython Reverse Shell Execution Via PTY And Socket Modules
producthighInline Python Execution - Spawn Shell Via OS System Library
producthighPython One-Liners with Base64 Decoding - Linux
producthighPython Function Execution Security Warning Disabled In Excel
producthighPython One-Liners with Base64 Decoding
producthighPython Spawning Pretty TTY on Windows
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD09 May 2011 · 10:55 PM
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Vendor Advisories

6
usnUSN-1613-2
usnUSN-1613-1
usnUSN-1596-1
rhsaRHSA-2011:0554Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2011:0491Moderate
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/c6c4398293bd/Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/23/27ExploitPatch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/24/10ExploitPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/50858
http://secunia.com/advisories/51024
http://secunia.com/advisories/51040
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