# CVE-2019-9710: An issue was discovered in webargs before 5.1.3, as used with marshmallow and other products.

- Also known as: GHSA-8554-JXCW-454Q, PYSEC-2019-139
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.1.3
- Published: 2019-03-12 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- webargs (PyPI): fixed in 5.1.3
- webargs (PyPI): fixed in 5.1.3

## Description

An issue was discovered in webargs before 5.1.3, as used with marshmallow and other products. JSON parsing uses a short-lived cache to store the parsed JSON body. This cache is not thread-safe, meaning that incorrect JSON payloads could have been parsed for concurrent requests.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, webargs, upgrade to a fixed version (5.1.3) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://webargs.readthedocs.io/en/latest/changelog.html
- https://github.com/marshmallow-code/webargs/issues/371

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