An issue was discovered in urllib3 before 1.26.5. When provided with a URL containing many @ characters in the authority component, the authority regular expression exhibits catastrophic backtracking, causing a denial of service if a URL were passed as a parameter or redirected to via an HTTP redirect.
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Vulnerable Library - selenium-3.141.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt
Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt
Found in HEAD commit: 34a70744391d98b49e5f0b8be8fc254a3cf2cf43
Vulnerabilities
Details
CVE-2021-33503
### Vulnerable Library - urllib3-1.25.11-py2.py3-none-any.whlHTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.
Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/56/aa/4ef5aa67a9a62505db124a5cb5262332d1d4153462eb8fd89c9fa41e5d92/urllib3-1.25.11-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt
Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt
Dependency Hierarchy: - selenium-3.141.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Root Library) - :x: **urllib3-1.25.11-py2.py3-none-any.whl** (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 34a70744391d98b49e5f0b8be8fc254a3cf2cf43
Found in base branch: main
### Vulnerability DetailsAn issue was discovered in urllib3 before 1.26.5. When provided with a URL containing many @ characters in the authority component, the authority regular expression exhibits catastrophic backtracking, causing a denial of service if a URL were passed as a parameter or redirected to via an HTTP redirect.
Publish Date: 2021-06-29
URL: CVE-2021-33503
### CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: None - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: High
For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here. ### Suggested FixType: Upgrade version
Origin: https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/security/advisories/GHSA-q2q7-5pp4-w6pg
Release Date: 2021-06-29
Fix Resolution: urllib3 - 1.26.5