# CVE-2023-24329: An issue in the urllib.parse component of Python before 3.11.4 allows attackers to bypass blocklisting methods by supplying a URL that start

- Also known as: BIT-LIBPYTHON-2023-24329, BIT-PYTHON-2023-24329, BIT-PYTHON-MIN-2023-24329, PSF-2023-1
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.7.17, 3.8.17, 3.9.17, 3.10.12, 3.11.4
- Published: 2023-02-17 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

- libpython (Bitnami): fixed in 3.7.17; from 3.8.0, fixed in 3.8.17; from 3.9.0, fixed in 3.9.17; from 3.10.0, fixed in 3.10.12; from 3.11.0, fixed in 3.11.4
- python (Bitnami): fixed in 3.7.17; from 3.8.0, fixed in 3.8.17; from 3.9.0, fixed in 3.9.17; from 3.10.0, fixed in 3.10.12; from 3.11.0, fixed in 3.11.4
- python-min (Bitnami): fixed in 3.7.17; from 3.8.0, fixed in 3.8.17; from 3.9.0, fixed in 3.9.17; from 3.10.0, fixed in 3.10.12; from 3.11.0, fixed in 3.11.4

## Description

An issue in the urllib.parse component of Python before 3.11.4 allows attackers to bypass blocklisting methods by supplying a URL that starts with blank characters.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on libpython, python, python-min, upgrade to a fixed version (3.7.17, 3.8.17, 3.9.17, 3.10.12, 3.11.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://pointernull.com/security/python-url-parse-problem.html
- https://github.com/python/cpython/pull/99421
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230324-0004/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TZH26JGNZ5XYPZ5SAU3NKSBSPRE5OHTG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PURM5CFDABEWAIWZFD2MQ7ZJGCPYSQ44/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/O5SP4RT3RRS434ZS2HQKQJ3VZW7YPKYR/
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- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EM2XLZSTXG44TMFXF4E6VTGKR2MQCW3G/
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- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LWC4WGXER5P6Q75RFGL7QUTPP3N5JR7T/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F2NY75GFDZ5T6YPN44D3VMFT5SUVTOTG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PEVICI7YNGGMSL3UCMWGE66QFLATH72/
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- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WTOAUJNDWZDRWVSXJ354AYZYKRMT56HU/
- https://github.com/python/cpython/issues/102153
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/H23OSKC6UG6IWOQAUPW74YUHWRWVXJP7/
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