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Debian: DLA-2754-1 Urgent Security Alert: Pywps XXE Injection Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 4, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2755-1 highlights a severe vulnerability in the xmlrpc library. Immediate upgrade suggested.
An XML external entity (XXE) injection in pywps allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity
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Summary

For Debian 9 stretch, this problem has been fixed in version
4.0.0-3+deb9u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pywps packages.

For the detailed security status of pywps please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/pywps

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: pywps
Version: 4.0.0-3+deb9u1
CVE ID: CVE-2021-39371

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