Debian DLA-3649-1 : python-urllib3 - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 185377

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the dla-3649 advisory.

- Arduino Create Agent is a package to help manage Arduino development. This vulnerability affects the endpoint `/v2/pkgs/tools/installed` and the way it handles plugin names supplied as user input. A user who has the ability to perform HTTP requests to the localhost interface, or is able to bypass the CORS configuration, can delete arbitrary files or folders belonging to the user that runs the Arduino Create Agent via a crafted HTTP POST request. This issue has been addressed in version `1.3.3`. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. (CVE-2023-43803)

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 python-urllib3 packages.

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 1.24.1-1+deb10u2.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-43803

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/python-urllib3

https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1054226

http://www.nessus.org/u?eb907009

https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2023/dla-3649

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 185377

File Name: debian_DLA-3649.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/8/2023

Updated: 12/21/2023

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43803

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python-urllib3, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:python3-urllib3, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/8/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-43803