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CVE-2019-16935

The documentation XML-RPC server in Python through 2.7.16, 3.x through 3.6.9, and 3.7.x through 3.7.4 has XSS via the se

The documentation XML-RPC server in Python through 2.7.16, 3.x through 3.6.9, and 3.7.x through 3.7.4 has XSS via the server_title field. This occurs in Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py in Python 2.x, and in Lib/xmlrpc/server.py in Python 3.x. If set_server_title is called with untrusted input, arbitrary JavaScript can be delivered to clients that visit the http URL for this server.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.1 EPSS 0.02456
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Sigma rules8 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Affected Products & Versions

6
python>= 2.7.0 and < 2.7.17
python>= 3.0.0 and < 3.5.8
python>= 3.6.0 and < 3.6.10
python>= 3.7.0 and < 3.7.5
debian linuxall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocbugs.python.org · issue38243bugs.python.org
pocgithub.com · 16373github.com
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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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

6.1
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD28 Sep 2019 · 02:15 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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Vendor Advisories

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usnUSN-6891-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11202-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11284-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:2333-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2020:2332-1
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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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00062.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00063.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00012.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00021.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/35c0809158be7feae4c4f877a08b93baea2d8291/Lib/xmlrpc/server.py#L897Third Party Advisory
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