CVE-2019-14751 (High) detected in nltk-3.2.1.tar.gz

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CVE-2019-14751 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - nltk-3.2.1.tar.gz

Natural Language Toolkit

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/58/85/8fa6f8c488507aab7d6234ce754bbbe61bfeb8382489785e2d764bf8f52a/nltk-3.2.1.tar.gz

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ nltk-3.2.1.tar.gz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 945ffa9a528f7119f1323e4e6bdc3cae842ee96a

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

NLTK Downloader before 3.4.5 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in an NLTK package (ZIP archive) that is mishandled during extraction.

Publish Date: 2019-08-22

URL: CVE-2019-14751

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2019-08-22

Fix Resolution: 3.4.5

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