nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl: 3 vulnerabilities (highest severity is: 9.8)

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Vulnerable Library - nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl

Natural Language Toolkit

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/43/0b/8298798bc5a9a007b7cae3f846a3d9a325953e0f9c238affa478b4d59324/nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Found in HEAD commit: 8007902a6bde49bdad6e8694dfa82feb12e3f45c

Vulnerabilities

CVE	Severity	CVSS	Dependency	Type	Fixed in (nltk version)	Remediation Possible**
CVE-2024-39705	Critical	9.8	nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl	Direct	3.8.2	❌
WS-2022-0437	Medium	6.1	nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl	Direct	3.8.1	❌
WS-2022-0438	Medium	5.0	nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl	Direct	3.8.1	❌

**In some cases, Remediation PR cannot be created automatically for a vulnerability despite the availability of remediation

Details

CVE-2024-39705

Vulnerable Library - nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl

Natural Language Toolkit

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/43/0b/8298798bc5a9a007b7cae3f846a3d9a325953e0f9c238affa478b4d59324/nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8007902a6bde49bdad6e8694dfa82feb12e3f45c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

NLTK through 3.8.1 allows remote code execution if untrusted packages have pickled Python code, and the integrated data package download functionality is used. This affects, for example, averaged_perceptron_tagger and punkt.

Publish Date: 2024-06-27

URL: CVE-2024-39705

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2024-06-27

Fix Resolution: 3.8.2

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WS-2022-0437

Vulnerable Library - nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl

Natural Language Toolkit

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/43/0b/8298798bc5a9a007b7cae3f846a3d9a325953e0f9c238affa478b4d59324/nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8007902a6bde49bdad6e8694dfa82feb12e3f45c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In nltk/nltk, a reflected XSS can be achieved by simply creating a URL, which leads to browser hijacking, and sensitive information loss.

Publish Date: 2022-12-23

URL: WS-2022-0437

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.1)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Changed
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://huntr.dev/bounties/861a8d11-0fe9-4c2f-9112-af3a9559fa87/

Release Date: 2022-12-23

Fix Resolution: 3.8.1

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WS-2022-0438

Vulnerable Library - nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl

Natural Language Toolkit

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/43/0b/8298798bc5a9a007b7cae3f846a3d9a325953e0f9c238affa478b4d59324/nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl

Path to dependency file: /requirements.txt

Path to vulnerable library: /requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ nltk-3.7-py3-none-any.whl (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 8007902a6bde49bdad6e8694dfa82feb12e3f45c

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In nltk prior to 3.8.1, a user who visits a malicious link with wordnet browser open will execute code on system. This may lead to RCE by inducing user to visit a link.

Publish Date: 2022-12-29

URL: WS-2022-0438

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.0)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: High
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: Required
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: Low
  • Integrity Impact: Low
  • Availability Impact: Low

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://huntr.dev/bounties/cd3957f0-2c9c-416d-bc3a-190a5b7ce4a6/

Release Date: 2022-12-29

Fix Resolution: 3.8.1

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Micro-Learning Topic: Reflected cross-site scripting (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "reflected XSS"

What is this? (2min video)

Reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities occur when unescaped input is displayed in the resulting page displayed to the user. When HTML or script is included in the input, it will be processed by a user's browser as HTML or script and can alter the appearance of the page or execute malicious scripts in their user context.

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Micro-Learning Topic: Vulnerable library (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "Vulnerable Library"

What is this? (2min video)

Use of vulnerable components will introduce weaknesses into the application. Components with published vulnerabilities will allow easy exploitation as resources will often be available to automate the process.

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Micro-Learning Topic: Cross-site scripting (Detected by phrase)

Matched on "XSS"

What is this? (2min video)

Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities occur when unescaped input is rendered into a page displayed to the user. When HTML or script is included in the input, it will be processed by a user's browser as HTML or script and can alter the appearance of the page or execute malicious scripts in their user context.

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Helpful references

• Prevent Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in ASP.NET Core - A detailed Microsoft article on how to prevent cross-site scripting in ASP.NET Core.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Software Attack - OWASP community page with comprehensive information about cross site scripting, and links to various OWASP resources to help detect or prevent it.
• OWASP Cross Site Scripting Prevention Cheat Sheet - This article provides a simple positive model for preventing XSS using output encoding properly.