CVE-2021-33503 - High Severity Vulnerability
Vulnerable Library - urllib3-1.25.11-py2.py3-none-any.whl
HTTP 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: k5924/api/requirements.txt
Path to vulnerable library: k5924/api/requirements.txt
Dependency Hierarchy:
- requests-2.24.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Root Library)
- β urllib3-1.25.11-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)
Found in HEAD commit: 76a83ec765fd4a3e2e034dc3373eebb11a88ae82
Found in base branch: main
Vulnerability Details
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.
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 Fix
Type: Upgrade version
Origin: GHSA-q2q7-5pp4-w6pg
Release Date: 2021-05-22
Fix Resolution: urllib3 - 1.26.5
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