PYSEC-2019-178

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    PYSEC-2019-178

    Published: 22 Aug 2019Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: When the Elastic APM agent for Python versions before 5.1.0 is run as a CGI script, there is a variable name clash flaw if a remote attacker can control the proxy header. This could result in an attacker redirecting collected APM data to a proxy of their choosing.

    References: https://www.elastic.co/community/security/, https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-agent-for-python-5-1-0-security-update/196145, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22jh-6gx8-f944

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: elastic-apm

    Purl: pkg:pypi/elastic-apm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.1.0

    Affected versions

    1.0.0
    1.0.0.dev0
    1.0.0.dev1
    1.0.0.dev2
    1.0.0.dev3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High