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Debian DSA-5442-1 : flask - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 177832

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dsa-5442 advisory.

 It was discovered that in some conditions the Flask web framework may disclose a session cookie. For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.2-2+deb11u1. We recommend that you upgrade your flask packages. For the detailed security status of flask please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/flask

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the flask packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/flask

https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5442

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-30861

https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/flask

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 177832

File Name: debian_DSA-5442.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/30/2023

Updated: 1/24/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

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:debian:debian_linux:python3-flask, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-flask-doc

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/29/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/2/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-30861