# CVE-2020-27197: TAXII libtaxii through 1.1.117, as used in EclecticIQ OpenTAXII through 0.2.0 and other products, allows SSRF via an initial http:// substri

- Also known as: PYSEC-2020-59, GHSA-836C-XG97-8P4H
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.1.118
- Published: 2020-10-17 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- libtaxii (PyPI): fixed in 1.1.118

## Description

TAXII libtaxii through 1.1.117, as used in EclecticIQ OpenTAXII through 0.2.0 and other products, allows SSRF via an initial http:// substring to the parse method, even when the no_network setting is used for the XML parser. NOTE: the vendor points out that the parse method "wraps the lxml library" and that this may be an issue to "raise ... to the lxml group.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, libtaxii, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.118) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/eclecticiq/OpenTAXII/issues/176
- https://github.com/TAXIIProject/libtaxii/issues/246
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159662/Libtaxii-1.1.117-OpenTaxi-0.2.0-Server-Side-Request-Forgery.html

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