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pywps — security advisory
An XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity. OWSLib 0.24.1 may also be affected.
- Products
- pywps
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 4.5.0-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-39371
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 23:53 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
An XML external entity (XXE) injection in PyWPS before 4.4.5 allows an attacker to view files on the application server filesystem by assigning a path to the entity. OWSLib 0.24.1 may also be affected.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-39371
pywps
Fixed versions: 4.5.0-1
pywps
Fixed versions: 4.5.0-1
pywps
Fixed versions: 4.5.0-1
Complete source record
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