DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4650

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-4650 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

The CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.7.5 and 3.3.4 does not properly handle URLs in which URL encoding is used for path separators, which allows remote attackers to read script source code or conduct directory traversal attacks and execute unintended code via a crafted character sequence, as demonstrated by a %2f separator.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

9.800000190734863

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:11	python2.7	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Feb 20, 2020 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4650 advisory

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