CVE-2016-1000110

Python vulnerability

CVSS

6.1

EPSS

4.7%

EPSS pct

91th

Exploited

No known

The CGIHandler class in Python before 2.7.12 does not protect against the HTTP_PROXY variable name clash in a CGI script, which could allow a remote attacker to redirect HTTP requests.

Affected vendor

Python

Affected product

Python

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-601 — Open Redirect

Published

2019-11-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, low impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 4.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

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