Python 2.7.x DLL Hijacking Vulnerability

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CPE = "cpe:/a:python:python";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.104431");
  script_version("2023-07-05T05:06:18+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-07-05 05:06:18 +0000 (Wed, 05 Jul 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2022-11-22 10:04:25 +0000 (Tue, 22 Nov 2022)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.4");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2022-06-27 17:42:00 +0000 (Mon, 27 Jun 2022)");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-20052");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("Python 2.7.x DLL Hijacking Vulnerability");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2022 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_python_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("python/detected", "Host/runs_windows");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Python is prone to a DLL hijacking vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Python.
  The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. The attack can be initiated remotely. The
  exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Python versions 2.7.x on Windows.

  Note: This is a vulnerability in Python, which gets manifested via pgAdmin4. Other applications
  and software that use Python, may as well be vulnerable.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"According to the vendor only Python 2.7.x is affected. Update
  to version 3.x and later should solve this vulnerability.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/92");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

# nb: No need for a version_regex as we only need versions like e.g. 2.7
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version =~ "^2\.7\.") {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "3.x", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);