CVE-2022-40897

medium

Description

Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.

References

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240621-0006/

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0001/

https://pyup.io/vulnerabilities/CVE-2022-40897/52495/

https://pyup.io/posts/pyup-discovers-redos-vulnerabilities-in-top-python-packages/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YNA2BAH2ACBZ4TVJZKFLCR7L23BG5C3H/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ADES3NLOE5QJKBLGNZNI2RGVOSQXA37R/

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/compare/v65.5.0...v65.5.1

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/commit/43a9c9bfa6aa626ec2a22540bea28d2ca77964be

https://github.com/pypa/setuptools/blob/fe8a98e696241487ba6ac9f91faa38ade939ec5d/setuptools/package_index.py#L200

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2022-12-23

Updated: 2024-06-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H