CVE-2007-4559
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 89.4%
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the (1) extract and (2) extractall functions in the tarfile module in Python allows user-assisted remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) sequence in filenames in a TAR archive, a related issue to CVE-2001-1267.
How to fix CVE-2007-4559
To remediate CVE-2007-4559, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Bitnami/python—upgrade to 3.6.16 or later
- —upgrade to 3.6.16 or later
Is CVE-2007-4559 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 89.4%, placing CVE-2007-4559 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 3.6.16, >= 3.7.0, < 3.8.17, >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.17, >= 3.10.0, < 3.10.12, >= 3.11.0, < 3.11.4
- from 0, < 3.6.16, >= 3.7.0, < 3.8.17, >= 3.9.0, < 3.9.17, >= 3.10.0, < 3.10.12, >= 3.11.0, < 3.11.4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |