#VU48592 CRLF injection in Python - CVE-2020-26116 

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#VU48592 CRLF injection in Python - CVE-2020-26116

Published: September 27, 2020 / Updated: July 20, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48592
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26116
CWE-ID: CWE-93
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Python
Software vendor:
Python.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject arbitrary data in server response.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of attacker-supplied data in "http.client". A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application containing CR-LF characters and modify application behavior.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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