CVE-2011-4940

CVSS V2 Low 2.6 CVSS V3 None
Description
The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-4940
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-06-27T10:18:36
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2023-02-13T03:24:05
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.5.6
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • HIGH
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.6
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 4.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:00:52 Added to TrackCVE
2023-02-02 19:03:34 2023-02-02T18:15:31 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-02 19:03:35 The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding. CVE-2011-4940 python: potential XSS in SimpleHTTPServer's list_directory() Description updated
2023-02-13 05:04:58 2023-02-13T03:24:05 CVE Modified Date updated
2023-02-13 05:04:59 CVE-2011-4940 python: potential XSS in SimpleHTTPServer's list_directory() The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding. Description updated