aiohttp vulnerable to XSS on index pages for static file handling
CVE-2024-27306

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Aio-libs

Status
Aiohttp
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 April 2024

What is CVE-2024-27306?

aiohttp is an asynchronous HTTP client/server framework for asyncio and Python. A XSS vulnerability exists on index pages for static file handling. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.9.4. We have always recommended using a reverse proxy server (e.g. nginx) for serving static files. Users following the recommendation are unaffected. Other users can disable show_index if unable to upgrade.

Affected Version(s)

aiohttp < 3.9.4

References

https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/security/advisories/G...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/pull/8319
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/28335525d1eac0...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

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