CVE-2017-15612 Medium Severity Vulnerability detected by WhiteSource

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CVE-2017-15612 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - mistune-0.7.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl

The fastest markdown parser in pure Python

path: /tender_samet/requirements.txt

Library home page: https://pypi.python.org/packages/7b/ab/e71dd1ca31addcd0268c54859eaf75414a10fbc48c79078f7c3066e6ed0d/mistune-0.7.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ mistune-0.7.4-py2.py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Vulnerability Details

mistune.py in Mistune 0.7.4 allows XSS via an unexpected newline (such as in java\nscript:) or a crafted email address, related to the escape and autolink functions.

Publish Date: 2017-10-19

URL: CVE-2017-15612

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Change files

Origin: lepture/mistune@d6f0b64

Release Date: 2017-10-18

Fix Resolution: Replace or update the following files: mistune.py, __init__.py, test_extra.py

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