PT-2019-18669 · Elastic · Apm Agent For Python

Published 2019-08-22 · Updated 2022-05-24 · CVE-2019-7617

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Elastic APM agent for Python versions prior to 5.1.0

Description The issue arises when the Elastic APM agent for Python is run as a CGI script, and a remote attacker can control the proxy header, leading to a variable name clash flaw. This flaw could allow an attacker to redirect collected APM data to a proxy of their choosing.

Recommendations For versions prior to 5.1.0, update to version 5.1.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the proxy header to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-7617

GHSA-22JH-6GX8-F944

PYSEC-2019-178

Affected Products

Apm Agent For Python

References · 8

• https://elastic.co/community/security · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2019-178 · Vendor Advisory
• https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-apm-agent-for-python-5-1-0-security-update/196145 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7617 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-22jh-6gx8-f944 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-7617 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/elastic/apm-agent-python · Note
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/elastic-apm/PYSEC-2019-178.yaml · Note