RHEL 7 : python-flask (RHSA-2023:3525)

high Nessus Plugin ID 176891

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for python-flask.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2023:3525 advisory.

Flask is a lightweight but extensible web development framework for Python based on the Werkzeug WSGI toolkit, and the Jinja 2 template engine.

Security Fix(es):

* flask: Possible disclosure of permanent session cookie due to missing Vary: Cookie header (CVE-2023-30861)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

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

Solution

Update the RHEL python-flask package based on the guidance in RHSA-2023:3525.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?c2317247

https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2196643

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3525

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 176891

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2023-3525.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/7/2023

Updated: 11/7/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-30861

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:python-flask, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/7/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-30861

CWE: 488

RHSA: 2023:3525