# CVE-2020-11944: Abe (aka bitcoin-abe) through 0.7.2, and 0.8pre, allows XSS in \_\_call\_\_ in abe.py because the PATH\_INFO environment variable is mishandled d

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-04-20 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Abe (aka bitcoin-abe) through 0.7.2, and 0.8pre, allows XSS in __call__ in abe.py because the PATH_INFO environment variable is mishandled during a PageNotFound exception.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/bitcoin-abe/bitcoin-abe/blob/d33f6e85de74e708e11cabe4ed0246e12025c726/Abe/abe.py#L253-L254
- https://geeknik-labs.com
- https://github.com/bitcoin-abe/bitcoin-abe/issues/292

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