CVE-2019-20916 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-20916

The pip package before 19.2 for Python allows Directory Traversal...

Vulnerability Description

The pip package before 19.2 for Python allows Directory Traversal when a URL is given in an install command, because a Content-Disposition header can have ../ in a filename, as demonstrated by overwriting the /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file. This occurs in _download_http_url in _internal/download.py.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

pip, leap, debian linux, communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment, communications cloud native core policy
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 15.1, 15.2, 9.0, 1.10.0, 22.1.0, 1.15.0

Timeline

Official Publish: September 4th, 2020
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.