CVE-2021-39371
7.5 HIGHAn XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem by ass...
Published: 2021-08-23 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CWE
- CWE-611
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux, owslib, pywps |
| osgeo | debian_linux, owslib, pywps |
Description
An XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity. OWSLib 0.24.1 may also be affected.
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39371
- [Patch]https://github.com/geopython/OWSLib/issues/790
- [Patch]https://github.com/geopython/pywps/pull/616
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00001.html
- [Patch]https://github.com/geopython/OWSLib/issues/790
- [Patch]https://github.com/geopython/pywps/pull/616
- [Other]https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00001.html
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