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CVE-2019-16935

The documentation XML-RPC server in Python through 2.7.16, 3.x through 3.6.9, and 3.7.x through 3.7.4 has XSS via the server_title field. This occurs in Lib/DocXMLRPCServer.py in Python 2.x, and in Lib/xmlrpc/server.py in Python 3.x. If set_server_title is called with untrusted input, arbitrary JavaScript can be delivered to clients that visit the http URL for this server.

Severity
Medium 6.1
Published
28 Sept 2019
Last changed
7 Oct 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Fixed in
2.7.17, 3.5.8, 3.6.10, 3.7.5
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PythonServers and applications · cpe:a:python:python
  • From 2.7.0 before 2.7.17
  • From 3.0.0 before 3.5.8
  • From 3.6.0 before 3.6.10
  • From 3.7.0 before 3.7.5

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16935
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16935