1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6984-1

USN-6984-1: WebOb vulnerability

Publication date

2 September 2024

Overview

WebOb could be made to redirect of forward to undesired URLs.

Releases

Packages

  • python-webob - Python module providing WSGI request and response objects

Details

It was discovered that WebOb incorrectly handled certain URLs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to control a redirect or
forward to another URL.

It was discovered that WebOb incorrectly handled certain URLs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to control a redirect or
forward to another URL.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 noble python3-webob –  1:1.8.7-1ubuntu0.1.24.04.1
22.04 jammy python3-webob –  1:1.8.6-1.1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal python3-webob –  1:1.8.5-2ubuntu0.1

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