CVE-2019-7617: Elastic APM agent for Python client CGI proxy redirection flaw
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When the Elastic APM agent for Python versions before 5.1.0 is run as a CGI script, there is a variable name clash flaw if a remote attacker can control the proxy header. This could result in an attacker redirecting collected APM data to a proxy of their choosing.
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-agent-for-python-5-1-0-security-update/196145
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-22jh-6gx8-f944
- github.com/elastic/apm-agent-python
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/elastic-apm/PYSEC-2019-178.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7617
- www.elastic.co/community/security
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