CVE-2022-40897

Published Dec 23, 2022

Last updated 18 days ago

CVSS medium 5.9

Overview

Description: Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.9
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 2.2
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-1333
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-1333

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:python:setuptools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "F9A94E39-308F-4E14-8A0C-0327B4F50AAD",
            "versionEndExcluding": "65.5.1"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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