CGI directory traversal (URL parsing)¶
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An error in separating the path and filename of the CGI script to run in
http.server.CGIHTTPRequestHandler allows running arbitrary executables
in the directory under which the server was started.
Dates:
Disclosure date: 2013-10-29 (Python issue bpo-19435 reported)
Fixed In¶
Python 2.7.6 (2013-11-10) fixed by commit 1ef959a (branch 2.7) (2013-10-30)
Python 3.2.6 (2014-10-12) fixed by commit 04e9de4 (branch 3.2) (2013-10-30)
Python 3.3.4 (2014-02-09) fixed by commit 04e9de4 (branch 3.2) (2013-10-30)
Python 3.4.0 (2014-03-16) fixed by commit 04e9de4 (branch 3.2) (2013-10-30)
Python issue¶
Directory traversal attack for CGIHTTPRequestHandler.
Python issue: bpo-19435
Creation date: 2013-10-29
Reporter: Alexander Kruppa
Timeline¶
Timeline using the disclosure date 2013-10-29 as reference:
2013-10-29: Python issue bpo-19435 reported by Alexander Kruppa
2013-10-30 (+1 days): commit 04e9de4 (branch 3.2)
2013-10-30 (+1 days): commit 1ef959a (branch 2.7)
2013-11-10 (+12 days): Python 2.7.6 released
2014-02-09 (+103 days): Python 3.3.4 released
2014-03-16: Python 3.4.0 released
2014-10-12 (+348 days): Python 3.2.6 released