Is CVE-2019-20916 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-20916 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-20916?

CVE-2019-20916 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-20916?

CVE-2019-20916 has an EPSS score of 3.03% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20916?

Upgrade python-pip on debian 11 to 20.0.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-20916

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The pip package before 19.2 for Python allows Directory Traversal when a URL is given in an install command, because a Content-Disposition header can have ../ in a filename, as demonstrated by overwriting the /root/.ssh/authorized_keys file. This occurs in _download_http_url in _internal/download.py.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

python-pipDebian

Fixed in:20.0.2-1CVE-2019-20916

python-pipUbuntu

Fixed in:9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.4USN-4601-1

python3-pipUbuntu

Fixed in:9.0.1-2.3~ubuntu1.18.04.4USN-4601-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

3.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch5

Third-Party Advisory3

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-23897	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-32315	High	8.6	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-29464	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-26086	Medium	5.3	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-22005	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2020-5902	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.