Vulnerability · Published Aug 23, 2021 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-39371
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the pywps package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity. OWSLib 0.24.1 may also be affected.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pywps | 4.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39371 |
| Debian:13 | pywps | 4.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39371 |
| Debian:14 | pywps | 4.5.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39371 |
| PyPI | pywps | 4.5.0 | GHSA-p9wf-3xpg-c9g5 |
| PyPI | pywps | 4.5.0 | PYSEC-2021-121 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | pywps | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-39371 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/geopython/pywps/pull/616 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/geopython/OWSLib/issues/790 x_refsource_MISC
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210904 [SECURITY] [DLA 2754-1] pywps security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST