CVE-2020-26137
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
urllib3 before 1.25.9 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of putrequest(). NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2020-26116.
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affected products (26)
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advisories (4)
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- WID-SEC-W-2022-0496Red Hat OpenShift: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-01-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat OpenShift ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-0794Dell ECS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-04-04csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell ECS ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, beliebigen Programmcode mit Administratorrechten auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.
- GHSA-wqvq-5m8c-6g24CRLF injection in urllib32021-06-18ghsa · osvUS
urllib3 before 1.25.9 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of `putrequest()`. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2020-26116.
- PYSEC-2020-1482020-09-30vendor · osvUS
urllib3 before 1.25.9 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of putrequest(). NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2020-26116.
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sources
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references (58)
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- https://bugs.python.org/issue39603cnnvd
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/commit/1dd69c5c5982fae7c87a620d487c2ebf7a6b436bcnnvd
- https://github.com/urllib3/urllib3/pull/1800cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00015.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00012.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26137cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159472/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4570-1.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159655/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-4299-01.htmlcnnvd
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