Vulnerability Details : CVE-2011-4940

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.
Published 2012-06-27 10:18:36
Updated 2023-02-13 03:24:06
Source Red Hat, Inc.
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Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)

Products affected by CVE-2011-4940

Threat overview for CVE-2011-4940

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2011-4940
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80
IPs affected by CVE-2011-4940 1,484
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-4940

EPSS FAQ
0.42%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2011-4940

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.6
 LOW AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
4.9
2.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2011-4940

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