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CVE-2019-16935

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 28, 2019 at 01:33 AM UTC
Updated: October 7, 2026 at 07:17 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxUbuntu LinuxPython

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The documentation XML-RPC server in Python through 2.7.16, 3.x through 3.6.9, and 3.7.x through 3.7.4 has XSS via the server_title field. This occurs in Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py in Python 2.x, and in Lib/xmlrpc/server.py in Python 3.x. If set_server_title is called with untrusted input, arbitrary JavaScript can be delivered to clients that visit the http URL for this server.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%
12.0414.0416.0418.0419.04
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
9.0
Python· Python
95%
2.7.0 ≤ v < 2.7.173.0.0 ≤ v < 3.5.83.6.0 ≤ v < 3.6.103.7.0 ≤ v < 3.7.5*
Affected range stops below 2.7.17, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.5.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.6.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.7.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (23)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00062.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00063.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00012.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00021.html
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
x_refsource_MISCExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.python.org/issue38243
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/35c0809158be7feae4c4f877a08b93baea2d8291/Lib/xmlrpc/server.py#L897
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/e007860b8b3609ce0bc62b1780efaa06241520bd/Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py#L213

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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