CVE-2019-6802: XSS

Published Jan 25, 2019
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Updated

CRLF Injection in pypiserver 1.2.5 and below allows attackers to set arbitrary HTTP headers and possibly conduct XSS attacks via a %0d%0a in a URI.

Other sources

CRLF Injection in pypiserver 1.2.5 and below allows attackers to set arbitrary HTTP headers and possibly conduct XSS attacks via a %0d%0a in a URI.

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
pip/pypiserver<=1.2.5
1.2.6
Python Pypiserver<=1.2.5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade pip/pypiserver to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.2.6

Event History

Jan 25, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 AM
Description
Jan 30, 2019
Advisory Published
via GitHub·08:56 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-6802?

CVE-2019-6802 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for CRLF injection and XSS attacks.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-6802?

To mitigate CVE-2019-6802, upgrade pypiserver to version 1.2.6 or later.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2019-6802?

CVE-2019-6802 affects pypiserver version 1.2.5 and earlier.

4

What type of attack is possible with CVE-2019-6802?

CVE-2019-6802 allows attackers to perform CRLF injection attacks, potentially leading to arbitrary HTTP headers manipulation and XSS.

5

What components are impacted by CVE-2019-6802?

CVE-2019-6802 impacts the pypiserver software, specifically versions 1.2.5 and below.

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