CVE-2023-28370 (Medium) detected in tornado-5.1.1.tar.gz

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CVE-2023-28370 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - tornado-5.1.1.tar.gz

Tornado is a Python web framework and asynchronous networking library, originally developed at FriendFeed.

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e6/78/6e7b5af12c12bdf38ca9bfe863fcaf53dc10430a312d0324e76c1e5ca426/tornado-5.1.1.tar.gz

Path to dependency file: /NVStatsRecorder

Path to vulnerable library: /NVStatsRecorder,/NVStatsRecorder/requirements.txt,/requirements.txt

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ tornado-5.1.1.tar.gz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Open redirect vulnerability in Tornado versions 6.3.1 and earlier allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to redirect a user to an arbitrary web site and conduct a phishing attack by having user access a specially crafted URL.

Publish Date: 2023-05-25

URL: CVE-2023-28370

CVSS 3 Score Details (5.5)

Base Score Metrics:

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

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Release Date: 2023-05-25

Fix Resolution: tornado - 6.3.2

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