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Python Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) Vulnerability - CVE-2019-9948 - Vulnerability Database
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Python Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) Vulnerability - CVE-2019-9948

Critical
Reference: CVE-2019-9948
NVD Link: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9948
Title: Python Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path Traversal) Vulnerability
Overview:

urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen(39local_file:///etc/passwd39) call.