Improper Input Validation in CGIHTTPServer Module Allows Source Code Disclosure

CVE-2011-1015 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The is_cgi method in CGIHTTPServer.py in the CGIHTTPServer module in Python 2.5, 2.6, and 3.0 allows remote attackers to read script source code via an HTTP GET request that lacks a / (slash) character at the beginning of the URI.

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