Debian dla-4314 : internetarchive - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 266146

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-4314 advisory.

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4314-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Daniel Leidert September 30, 2025 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : python-internetarchive Version : 1.9.9-1+deb11u1 CVE ID : CVE-2025-58438 Debian Bug : 1114635

A vulnerability has been discovered in python-internetarchive, a Python library and command-line interface for searching, downloading and uploading content to the Internet Archive.

CVE-2025-58438

A directory traversal (path traversal) vulnerability exists in the File.download() method due to not properly sanitizing user-supplied filenames or validating the final download path

For Debian 11 bullseye, this problem has been fixed in version 1.9.9-1+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-internetarchive packages.

For the detailed security status of python-internetarchive please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/python-internetarchive

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

Solution

Upgrade the internetarchive packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 266146

File Name: debian_DLA-4314.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/30/2025

Updated: 9/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-58438

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-internetarchive, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:internetarchive

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-58438

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