urllib in Python 2.x through 2.7.16 supports the local_file: scheme, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass protection mechanisms that blacklist file: URIs, as demonstrated by triggering a urllib.urlopen('local_file:///etc/passwd') call.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2019-03-23T17:07:08.000Z
Updated: 2026-10-14T06:49:50.648Z
Reserved: 2019-03-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2019-9948
Updated: 2024-08-04T22:10:08.400Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-03-23T18:29:02.090
Modified: 2026-10-14T07:16:59.710
Link: CVE-2019-9948