What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-14751?

CVE-2019-14751 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 5.8%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2019-14751?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2019-14751. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 5.8%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2019-14751?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2019-14751. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Nltk CVE-2019-14751

HIGH

Path Traversal (CWE-22)

2019-08-22 cve@mitre.org

Path Traversal Nltk

7.5

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 22, 2019 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

71 pypi packages depend on nltk (68 direct, 3 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 3.4.5.

DescriptionNVD

AnalysisAI

NLTK Downloader before 3.4.5 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in an NLTK package (ZIP archive) that is mishandled during. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), which allows attackers to access files and directories outside the intended path. NLTK Downloader before 3.4.5 is vulnerable to a directory traversal, allowing attackers to write arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in an NLTK package (ZIP archive) that is mishandled during extraction. Affected products include: Nltk. Version information: before 3.4.5.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate and canonicalize file paths. Use chroot or sandboxing. Reject input containing path separators or '../' sequences.