Summary
It was discovered that WebOb incorrectly handled certain URLs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to control a redirect or
forward to another URL.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS | python-webob | 1:1.8.5-2ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS | python-webob | 1:1.8.6-1.1ubuntu0.1 |
| Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS | python-webob | 1:1.8.7-1ubuntu0.1.24.04.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.1
WebOb's location header normalization during redirect leads to open redirect
WebOb provides objects for HTTP requests and responses. When WebOb normalizes the HTTP Location header to include the request hostname, it does so by parsing the URL that the user is to be redirected to with Python's urlparse, and joining it to the base URL. …
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-42353