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CVE-2019-20916 Details

Description

The pip package before 19.2 for Python allows Directory Traversal when a URL is given in an install command, because a Content-Disposition header can have ../ in a filename, as demonstrated by overwriting the /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file. This occurs in _download_http_url in _internal/download.py.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00005.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00010.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/gzpan123/pip/commit/a4c735b14a62f9cb864533808ac63936704f2ace CVEPatch
https://github.com/pypa/pip/compare/19.1.1...19.2 CVEPatch
https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/6413 CVEExploitPatch

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pypa pip
< 19.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pypa:pip:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
opensuse leap
15.1
15.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
9.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
oracle communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment
1.10.0
22.1.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_network_function_cloud_native_environment:22.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
oracle communications cloud native core policy
1.15.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_cloud_native_core_policy:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-20916
NVD Published Date:
Sep 4, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-20916 Details - Not Deferred