HIGH8.8

PYSEC-2022-43135

Quick fix

PYSEC-2022-43135 — freetakserver: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'freetakserver>=1.9.8.5'

Details

FreeTAKServer 1.9.8 contains a hardcoded Flask secret key which allows attackers to create crafted cookies to bypass authentication or escalate privileges.

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Affected packages

PyPI/freetakserver

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 1.9.8.5

Fixpip install --upgrade 'freetakserver>=1.9.8.5'

References

https://github.com/FreeTAKTeam/FreeTakServer/issues/292[REPORT]