CVE-2021-23336

Web Cache Poisoning

MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: February 15, 2021 at 12:15 PM UTC
Updated: October 14, 2026 at 12:17 PM UTC
12 products affected across 6 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraSnapCenter

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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 41%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The package python/cpython from 0 and before 3.6.13, from 3.7.0 and before 3.7.10, from 3.8.0 and before 3.8.8, from 3.9.0 and before 3.9.2 are vulnerable to Web Cache Poisoning via urllib.parse.parse_qsl and urllib.parse.parse_qs by using a vector called parameter cloaking. When the attacker can separate query parameters using a semicolon (;), they can cause a difference in the interpretation of the request between the proxy (running with default configuration) and the server. This can result in malicious requests being cached as completely safe ones, as the proxy would usually not see the semicolon as a separator, and therefore would not include it in a cache key of an unkeyed parameter.

Affected

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

2.2 ≤ v < 2.2.193.0 ≤ v < 3.0.133.1 ≤ v < 3.1.7
Affected range stops below 2.2.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.0.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.1.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
All versions
All versions

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.9MEDIUMsnyk
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-444

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