CVE-2019-20916
Public on 2020-09-04
Modified on 2021-05-24
Description
A flaw was found in the pip package installer for Python when downloading or installing a remote package via a specified URL. Improper validation of the "Content-Disposition" HTTP response header makes a path traversal attack possible, leading to an arbitrary file overwrite. This flaw allows an attacker who controls a malicious server to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Severity
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux 2 - Core | python-pip | 2021-05-20 | ALAS2-2021-1639 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |