CVE-2021-39371
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 23, 2021 at 12:03 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:03 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxOwslibPywps
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity. OWSLib 0.24.1 may also be affected.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/geopython/OWSLib/issues/790x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/geopython/pywps/pull/616Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00001.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-611
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