Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2011-4940
CVE-2011-4940
Description
The list_directory function in Lib/SimpleHTTPServer.py in SimpleHTTPServer in Python before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, and 2.7.x before 2.7.2 does not place a charset parameter in the Content-Type HTTP header, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks against Internet Explorer 7 via UTF-7 encoding.
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Affected products
40cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 38 more
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.5.6
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:0.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:0.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:python:python:2.7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: before 2.5.6c1, 2.6.x before 2.6.7 rc2, 2.7.x before 2.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- bugs.python.org/issue11442nvd
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN51176027/index.htmlnvd
- jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000063nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/50858nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/51024nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/51040nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/54083nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1592-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1596-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1613-2nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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