# CVE-2014-3137: Bottle 0.10.x before 0.10.12, 0.11.x before 0.11.7, and 0.12.x before 0.12.6 does not properly limit content types, which allows remote atta

- Also known as: GHSA-873Q-WPQR-XFGW, PYSEC-2014-77
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.10.12, 0.11.7, 0.12.6
- Published: 2014-10-25 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- bottle (PyPI): from 0.10.0, fixed in 0.10.12
- bottle (PyPI): from 0.11.0, fixed in 0.11.7
- bottle (PyPI): from 0.12.0, fixed in 0.12.6
- bottle (PyPI): from 0.8, fixed in 0.10.12; from 0.11, fixed in 0.11.7; from 0.12, fixed in 0.12.6

## Description

Bottle 0.10.x before 0.10.12, 0.11.x before 0.11.7, and 0.12.x before 0.12.6 does not properly limit content types, which allows remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via an accepted Content-Type followed by a ; (semi-colon) and a Content-Type that would not be accepted, as demonstrated in YouCompleteMe to execute arbitrary code.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, bottle, upgrade to a fixed version (0.10.12, 0.11.7, 0.12.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/defnull/bottle/issues/616
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1093255
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/01/15
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2948

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