CVE-2016-9015 affects urllib3 versions 1.17 and 1.18, where specific configurations involving PyOpenSSL and OpenSSL 1.1.0 can lead to improper TLS certificate validation. This vulnerability, rated CVSS 3.7 LOW, has a high attack complexity and could result in information leakage via man-in-the-middle attacks, but only impacts a very uncommon configuration. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:urllib3:1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:python:urllib3:1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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