CVE-2022-48565

Published: 22 August 2023

An XML External Entity (XXE) issue was discovered in Python through 3.9.1. The plistlib module no longer accepts entity declarations in XML plist files to avoid XML vulnerabilities.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
python Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Ignored (end of standard support)
	xenial	Ignored (end of standard support)
	bionic	Ignored (end of standard support)
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
python2.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	focal	Needs triage
	jammy	Needs triage
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	bionic	Released (2.7.17-1~18.04ubuntu1.13+esm1) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	trusty	Released (2.7.6-8ubuntu0.6+esm16) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
	xenial	Released (2.7.12-1ubuntu0~16.04.18+esm6) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
python3.4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Needs triage
	xenial	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
python3.5 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Needs triage
	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (3.5.2-2ubuntu0~16.04.13+esm9) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
python3.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
python3.7 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
python3.8 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	bionic	Needs triage
	focal	Needs triage
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
python3.9 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	focal	Released (3.9.5-3~20.04.1)
python3.10 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage
	jammy	Not vulnerable (3.10.0-2)
python3.11 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Needs triage
	upstream	Needs triage
	lunar	Not vulnerable (3.11.0~rc2-1)
python3.12 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	trusty	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	bionic	Does not exist
	focal	Does not exist
	jammy	Does not exist
	lunar	Does not exist
	upstream	Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	9.8
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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