CVE-2020-26137 (Medium) detected in urllib3-1.23-py2.py3-none-any.whl

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CVE-2020-26137 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - urllib3-1.23-py2.py3-none-any.whl

HTTP library with thread-safe connection pooling, file post, and more.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/bd/c9/6fdd990019071a4a32a5e7cb78a1d92c53851ef4f56f62a3486e6a7d8ffb/urllib3-1.23-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy: - requests-2.19.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Root Library) - :x: **urllib3-1.23-py2.py3-none-any.whl** (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 3c498e916b732802549c5f9088eba1c93e5775f3

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

urllib3 before 1.25.9 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of putrequest(). NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2020-26116.

Publish Date: 2020-09-30

URL: CVE-2020-26137

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Network - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: None - User Interaction: None - Scope: Unchanged - 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: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-26137

Release Date: 2020-09-30

Fix Resolution: 1.25.9

[dev-mend-for-github-com[bot]]

:heavy_check_mark: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) was either marked as ignored or it is no longer part of the Mend inventory.

[dev-mend-for-github-com[bot]]

:information_source: This issue was automatically re-opened by Mend because the vulnerable library in the specific branch(es) has been detected in the Mend inventory.