CVE-2021-23336

Web Cache Poisoning

State
Published
Severity
5.9 Medium
Published
Feb 15, 2021
Updated
Oct 14, 2026
Reserved
Jan 8, 2021

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.15.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H/E:P/RL:U/RC:Csnyk

Weaknesses

  • CWE-444 Inconsistent Interpretation of HTTP Requests ('HTTP Request/Response Smuggling')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
python/cpythonn/a
  • before unspecifiedAffected
  • before 3.6.13Affected
  • 3.7.0 to before unspecifiedAffected
  • before 3.7.10Affected
  • 3.8.0 to before unspecifiedAffected
  • before 3.8.8Affected
  • 3.9.0 to before unspecifiedAffected
  • before 3.9.2Affected

References

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