High, CVSS 8.7PyPIAmendedPublished
Directory Traversal in Babel
CVE-2021-42771 · GHSA-h4m5-qpfp-3mpv
- Affected
- PyPI babel < 2.9.1
- Fixed in
- 2.9.1· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- Babel.Locale in Babel before 2.9.1 allows attackers to load arbitrary locale .dat files (containing serialized Python objects) via directory traversal, leading to code execution.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 2.9.1 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.