TAXII libtaxii through 1.1.117, as used in EclecticIQ OpenTAXII through 0.2.0 and other…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-918Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02308 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed libtaxii (PyPI): 1.1.118
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | libtaxii (PyPI) | before 1.1.118 | 1.1.118 | Patch available | GHSA-836c-xg97-8p4h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- libtaxii (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.1.118 Fixed in 1.1.118 Patch available GHSA-836c-xg97-8p4h
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eclecticiq:opentaxii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.2.0 | Vulnerable | Eclecticiq |
| cpe:2.3:a:libtaxii_project:libtaxii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.1.117 | Vulnerable | Libtaxii Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:eclecticiq:opentaxii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·Eclecticiq
- cpe:2.3:a:libtaxii_project:libtaxii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.1.117 Vulnerable ·Libtaxii Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-836c-xg97-8p4h libtaxii (PyPI) Fixed in 1.1.118 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-27197
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-836c-xg97-8p4h
References
Exploit 3
Advisory 2
Sources
- CVE-2020-27197 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-27197 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-836c-xg97-8p4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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