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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Werkzeug vulnerabilities (USN-5948-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 172504

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5948-1 advisory.

 It was discovered that Werkzeug did not properly handle the parsing of nameless cookies. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to shadow other cookies. (CVE-2023-23934)

 It was discovered that Werkzeug could be made to process unlimited number of multipart form data parts. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Werkzeug to consume resources, leading to a denial of service. (CVE-2023-25577)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected python-werkzeug and / or python3-werkzeug packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5948-1

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 172504

File Name: ubuntu_USN-5948-1.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/13/2023

Updated: 8/27/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-23934

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.5

Temporal Score: 3.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python3-werkzeug, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:esm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-werkzeug

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/13/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/14/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-23934, CVE-2023-25577

USN: 5948-1