An XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity. OWSLib 0.24.1 may also be affected.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - An XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the     application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity. OWSLib 0.24.1 may also be affected.
    (CVE-2021-39371)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - An XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the
    application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity. OWSLib 0.24.1 may also be affected.
    (CVE-2021-39371)

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-2754 advisory.

    DLA text goes here For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version 4.0.0-3+deb9u1. We     recommend that you upgrade your pywps packages. For the detailed security status of pywps please refer to     its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/pywps Further information about     Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions     can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
224024	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-39371	Nessus	Misc.	high
417437	SCA: security update for pywps (GHSA-p9wf-3xpg-c9g5)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
417437	SCA: security update for pywps (GHSA-p9wf-3xpg-c9g5)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high
153217	Debian DLA-2754-1 : pywps - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high

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