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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-26137

urllib3 before 1.25.9 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of putrequest().

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.27%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.27%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

urllib3 before 1.25.9 allows CRLF injection if the attacker controls the HTTP request method, as demonstrated by inserting CR and LF control characters in the first argument of putrequest(). NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2020-26116.

CVSS 3.1
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS
2.27% probability · 82th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-74
Affected
python/urllib3 · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · oracle/communications cloud native core network function cloud native environment · oracle/zfs storage appliance kit
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.