PyPi: Setuptools

CVE-2022-40897

Safety vulnerability ID: 52495

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Created at Dec 23, 2022 Updated at Sep 16, 2024
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Advisory

Setuptools 65.5.1 includes a fix for CVE-2022-40897: Python Packaging Authority (PyPA) setuptools before 65.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via HTML in a crafted package or custom PackageIndex page. There is a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in package_index.py.

Affected package

setuptools

Latest version: 75.1.0

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Affected versions

Fixed versions

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Severity Details

CVSS Base Score

MEDIUM 5.9

CVSS v3 Details

MEDIUM 5.9
Attack Vector (AV)
NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC)
HIGH
Privileges Required (PR)
NONE
User Interaction (UI)
NONE
Scope (S)
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact (C)
NONE
Integrity Impact (I)
NONE
Availability Availability (A)
HIGH