Amazon Linux 2 : python-tornado (ALAS-2023-2132)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 178516

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of python-tornado installed on the remote host is prior to 4.2.1-3. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2023-2132 advisory.

- Open redirect vulnerability in Tornado versions 6.3.1 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to redirect a user to an arbitrary web site and conduct a phishing attack by having user access a specially crafted URL. (CVE-2023-28370)

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

Solution

Run 'yum update python-tornado' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 178516

File Name: al2_ALAS-2023-2132.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/20/2023

Updated: 7/20/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28370

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-tornado, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-tornado-doc, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python-tornado-debuginfo

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/17/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-28370

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