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Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: python-tornado (CVE-2023-28370)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 295145

Synopsis

The remote Azure Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of python-tornado installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2023-28370 advisory.

 - Open redirect vulnerability in Tornado versions 6.3.1 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to redirect a user to an arbitrary web site and conduct a phishing attack by having user access a specially crafted URL. (CVE-2023-28370)

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

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28370

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 295145

File Name: azure_linux_CVE-2023-28370.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 1/22/2026

Updated: 1/22/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28370

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Threat Score: 1.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python-tornado-doc, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python-tornado-debuginfo, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:azure_linux, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:azure_linux:python3-tornado

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AzureLinux/release, Host/AzureLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28370