CVE-2019-9948
CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 11.8%
urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 6.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - EPSS
- 11.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile
- Published
- 2019-03-23
- Updated
- 2026-10-14
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00092.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00050.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154927/Slackware-Security-Advisory-python-Updates.ht…
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107549
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1700
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2030
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3335
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3520
- python/cpython/pull/11842
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/06/msg00022.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/07/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00034.html
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Oct/29
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-26
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190404-0004
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-1
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4127-2