# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:python:python";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.104741");
script_version("2024-05-14T05:05:26+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-05-14 05:05:26 +0000 (Tue, 14 May 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-05-12 07:02:31 +0000 (Fri, 12 May 2023)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-04-27 18:50:00 +0000 (Thu, 27 Apr 2023)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2023-27043");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
script_name("Python <= 2.7.18, 3.x <= 3.12.3 Security Bypass Vulnerability - Windows");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 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 security bypass vulnerability in the e-mail
module.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The e-mail module incorrectly parses e-mail addresses which
contain a special character. This vulnerability allows attackers to send messages from e-mail
addresses that would otherwise be rejected.");
# nb: No fix available yet so the current latest available version listed here was taken:
# https://www.python.org/doc/versions/
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Python versions through 2.7.18 and 3.x through 3.12.3.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since
the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options
are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the
product by another one.
Note: The vendor mentions, that a patch was included in main branch 3.13. This version is expected
to release in October 2024. The patch might be included in the release of version 3.13 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/psf/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/python/PSF-2023-2.json");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://osv.dev/list?ecosystem=&q=CVE-2023-27043");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/102988");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/102988#issuecomment-1983087271");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://peps.python.org/pep-0719");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://python-security.readthedocs.io/vuln/email-parseaddr-realname.html");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE, version_regex:"^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+"))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "2.7.18")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "None", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "3.0", test_version2: "3.12.3")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "None", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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