CVE-2019-16935
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 4.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 91.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-07.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-09-28 01:33Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-07 18:18Z21 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2019-09-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 3ed961b13f35d81d5697ac4d77ffe6528dbd4ac48f2b51169729725754f2bede
05 Affected products
06 References
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4151-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4151-1/
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4151-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/4151-2/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2389http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00062.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2393http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00063.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2438http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00012.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2453http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00021.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-0d3fcae639https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K7HNVIFMETMFWWWUNTB72KYJYXCZOS5V/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-74ba24605ehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZBTGPBUABGXZ7WH7677OEM3NSP6ZEA76/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-b06ec6159bhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M34WOYCDKTDE5KLUACE2YIEH7D37KHRX/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-758824a3ffhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/COATURTCY7G67AYI6UDV5B2JZTBCKIDX/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-d202cda4f8https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JCPGLTTOBB3QEARDX4JOYURP6ELNNA2V/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-57462fa10dhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4X3HW5JRZ7GCPSR7UHJOLD7AWLTQCDVR/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-7ec5bb5d22https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BEARDOTXCYPYELKBD2KWZ27GSPXDI3GQ/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2019-a268ba7b23https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OYGESQSGIHDCIGOBVF7VXCMIE6YDWRYB/
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2020:0086http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00040.html
- www.oracle.comhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
- bugs.python.orghttps://bugs.python.org/issue38243
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/pull/16373
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/blob/e007860b8b3609ce0bc62b1780efaa06241520bd/Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py#L213
- github.comhttps://github.com/python/cpython/blob/35c0809158be7feae4c4f877a08b93baea2d8291/Lib/xmlrpc/server.py#L897
- security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191017-0004/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20200715 [SECURITY] [DLA 2280-1] python3.5 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/07/msg00011.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20210417 [SECURITY] [DLA 2628-1] python2.7 security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00015.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- jython Fixed in 2.7.2+repack1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- jython Fixed in 2.7.2+repack1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- jython Fixed in 2.7.2+repack1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- python2.7 Fixed in 2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.9
- python3.5 Fixed in 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.9
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- python2.7 Fixed in 2.7.15-4ubuntu4~18.04.2
- python3.6 Fixed in 3.6.8-1~18.04.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- python2.7 Fixed in 2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm3Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- python3.4 Fixed in 3.4.3-1ubuntu1~14.04.7+esm4Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
- python3.5 Fixed in 3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.4~14.04.1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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