CVE•Published 2021-02-15•Modified 2026-10-14•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2021-23336Python · Python

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CVSS v3.1
5.9
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS percentile
99
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 1% of all CVEs
Description

The package python/cpython from 0 and before 3.6.13, from 3.7.0 and before 3.7.10, from 3.8.0 and before 3.8.8, from 3.9.0 and before 3.9.2 are vulnerable to Web Cache Poisoning via urllib.parse.parse_qsl and urllib.parse.parse_qs by using a vector called parameter cloaking. When the attacker can separate query parameters using a semicolon (;), they can cause a difference in the interpretation of the request between the proxy (running with default configuration) and the server. This can result in malicious requests being cached as completely safe ones, as the proxy would usually not see the semicolon as a separator, and therefore would not include it in a cache key of an unkeyed parameter.

Timeline
Published 2021-02-15
Modified 2026-10-14

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