CVE-2019-11236 (Medium) detected in requestsv2.21.0

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CVE-2019-11236 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - requestsv2.21.0

A simple, yet elegant HTTP library.

Library home page: https://github.com/kennethreitz/requests.git

Found in HEAD commit: 989085aee421ad91c5e038a0c5b86552fc4dcb71

Vulnerable Source Files (1)

/vendor/lib/python2.7/site-packages/pip/_vendor/urllib3/util/url.py

Vulnerability Details

In the urllib3 library through 1.24.1 for Python, CRLF injection is possible if the attacker controls the request parameter.

Publish Date: 2019-04-15

URL: CVE-2019-11236

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: GHSA-r64q-w8jr-g9qp

Release Date: 2019-04-15

Fix Resolution: urllib3 - 1.24.3

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