CVE-2014-1938 Link Following in rply
The rply library creates temporary files insecurely, allowing attackers to overwrite files or escalate privileges via symlink attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-1938?
CVE-2014-1938 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
python-rply before 0.7.4 insecurely creates temporary files.
Weakness: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-1938?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including rply. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
rply PyPI | All versions | 0.7.4 |
rply PyPI | All versions | 0.7.4 |
rply PyPI | All versions | 0.7.4 |
Products include Rply Project Rply.
How do I fix CVE-2014-1938?
Upgrade rply to 0.7.4 or later.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2014-1938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-1938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-1938, GHSA-m8qc-mf6p-pfq9, PYSEC-2019-202, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-1938.