PYSEC-2021-421

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    PYSEC-2021-421

    Published: 20 Oct 2021Last Modified: 8 Nov 2023

    Summary:

    Details: Babel.Locale in Babel before 2.9.1 allows attackers to load arbitrary locale .dat files (containing serialized Python objects) via directory traversal, leading to code execution.

    References: https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-14, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2021/10/msg00040.html, https://github.com/python-babel/babel/pull/782, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00018.html, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4m5-qpfp-3mpv

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: babel

    Purl: pkg:pypi/babel

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.9.1

    Affected versions

    0.8
    0.8.1

    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
    PYSEC-2021-421 | CVE-DB