CVE-2018-20852

MEDIUM

Python < 2.7.16 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule

Description

http.cookiejar.DefaultPolicy.domain_return_ok in Lib/http/cookiejar.py in Python before 3.7.3 does not correctly validate the domain: it can be tricked into sending existing cookies to the wrong server. An attacker may abuse this flaw by using a server with a hostname that has another valid hostname as a suffix (e.g., pythonicexample.com to steal cookies for example.com). When a program uses http.cookiejar.DefaultPolicy and tries to do an HTTP connection to an attacker-controlled server, existing cookies can be leaked to the attacker. This affects 2.x through 2.7.16, 3.x before 3.4.10, 3.5.x before 3.5.7, 3.6.x before 3.6.9, and 3.7.x before 3.7.3.

References (18)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0170
EPSS Percentile 82.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE
CWE-20
Status published

Affected Products (1)

python/python < 2.7.16

Timeline

Published Jul 13, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026