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
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core python-pip 2021-05-24 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