The package python/cpython from 0 and before 3.6.13, from 3.7.0 and before 3.7.10, from 3.8.0 and before 3.8.8, from 3.9.0 and before 3.9.2 are vulnerable to Web Cache Poisoning via urllib.parse.parse_qsl and urllib.parse.parse_qs by using a vector called parameter cloaking. When the attacker can separate query parameters using a semicolon (;), they can cause a difference in the interpretation of the request between the proxy (running with default configuration) and the server. This can result in malicious requests being cached as completely safe ones, as the proxy would usually not see the semicolon as a separator, and therefore would not include it in a cache key of an unkeyed parameter.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2569-1 | python-django security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2619-1 | python3.5 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-2628-1 | python2.7 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3164-1 | python-django security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-3575-1 | python2.7 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-10423 | The package python/cpython from 0 and before 3.6.13, from 3.7.0 and before 3.7.10, from 3.8.0 and before 3.8.8, from 3.9.0 and before 3.9.2 are vulnerable to Web Cache Poisoning via urllib.parse.parse_qsl and urllib.parse.parse_qs by using a vector called parameter cloaking. When the attacker can separate query parameters using a semicolon (;), they can cause a difference in the interpretation of the request between the proxy (running with default configuration) and the server. This can result in malicious requests being cached as completely safe ones, as the proxy would usually not see the semicolon as a separator, and therefore would not include it in a cache key of an unkeyed parameter. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4742-1 | Django vulnerability |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
Wed, 17 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: snyk
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-17T21:16:09.153Z
Reserved: 2021-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-23336
Updated: 2024-08-03T19:05:55.612Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2021-02-15T13:15:12.433
Modified: 2025-12-17T22:15:55.923
Link: CVE-2021-23336
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN