CVE-2011-4940

The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not…

published June 27, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
88.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03213 · 88.0th percentile
Published
2012-06-27T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUN 10:00Z
    The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not…
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