Security advisory

{
  "id": "0697c69de309fe84e40e1dd727c2ceb3a33f5051a7222153456b38827ee06ef0",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7617",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2019-7617",
    "summary": "When the Elastic APM agent for Python versions before 5.1.0 is run as a CGI script, there is a variable name clash flaw if a remote attacker can control the proxy header. This could result in an attacker redirecting collected APM data to a proxy of their choosing.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2019-7617",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2019-7617",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2019-7617",
        "GHSA-22jh-6gx8-f944",
        "PYSEC-2019-178"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-python",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "039d2917bfcb10dff8be8e1348096dc6b6d9dd13"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elastic:apm_agent:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "5.1.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v5.0.0",
            "v4.2.2",
            "v4.2.1",
            "v4.2.0",
            "v4.1.0",
            "v4.0.3",
            "v4.0.2",
            "v4.0.1",
            "v4.0.0",
            "v3.0.2",
            "v3.0.1",
            "v2.2.1",
            "v3.0.0",
            "v2.2.0",
            "v2.1.1",
            "v2.1.0",
            "v2.0.1",
            "v2.0.0",
            "v1.0.0",
            "v1.0.0.dev3",
            "v1.0.0.dev2",
            "v1.0.0.dev1",
            "v1.0.0.dev0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2019-7617.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:19.740113843Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-agent-for-python-5-1-0-security-update/196145",
        "https://www.elastic.co/community/security/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2019-7617",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 430103,
  "published_at": "2019-08-22T17:15:10.357+00:00"
}