CVE-2021-23336

Updated: 2025-12-28 04:13:31.073576

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.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x MEDIUM 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.9

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

Debian 13 python 3.9 5.9 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-12-11 07:44:50
Debian 13 python 3.6 5.9 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-10-03 19:04:22
Debian 13 python 2.7 5.9 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2025:1760706168 2025-10-17 13:46:25
Debian 13 python 3.8 5.9 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-12-11 07:46:25
Debian 13 python 3.7 5.9 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-12-11 07:46:25
EL 10 python 2.7 5.9 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-10-10 11:08:54
EL 10 python 3.6 5.9 MEDIUM Not Vulnerable 2025-12-11 07:48:27
EL 7 python 2.7 5.9 MEDIUM Released 2025-08-12 00:33:00
EL 7 python 3.6 5.9 MEDIUM Already Fixed 2025-05-24 02:18:28
EL 8 python 2.7 5.9 MEDIUM Released 2025-08-12 00:33:00
Total: 33