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CentOS 7 : python3 (CESA-2020:3888)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 141631
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote CentOS Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CESA-2020:3888 advisory.- python: XSS vulnerability in the documentation XML-RPC server in server_title field (CVE-2019-16935)
- python: wrong backtracking in urllib.request.AbstractBasicAuthHandler allows for a ReDoS (CVE-2020-8492)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?a9ea7ee8
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 141631
File Name: centos_RHSA-2020-3888.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 10/20/2020
Updated: 2/15/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-16935
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-debug, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-idle, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:python3-tkinter, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/20/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/28/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-16935, CVE-2020-8492