CVE-2021-39371 describes an XML External Entity (XXE) injection vulnerability in PyWPS versions prior to 4.4.5, potentially also affecting OWSLib 0.24.1. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to read arbitrary files on the application server's filesystem. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction, leading to high confidentiality impact. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.24.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:owslib:0.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 4.4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:osgeo:pywps:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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