VDB
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4940
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4940
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:11 | python2.7 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jun 27, 2012 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated