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CVE-2011-0728
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in loggerhead (CVE-2011-0728)
Summary
cross-site scripting in loggerhead (CVE-2011-0728). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.18.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2011-0728** has been found in loggerhead.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade loggerhead to **1.18.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "loggerhead CVE-2011-0728" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2011-0728 (loggerhead) — CWE-79 /
Patched: `1.18.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**Cross-site scripting (XSS)** (CWE-79) exists in loggerhead.
📍 Affected scope
loggerhead — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.18.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'loggerhead' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'loggerhead' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `loggerhead` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade loggerhead to 1.18.1ステージング環境で 1.18.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
loggerhead
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.18.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0728
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qjmg-77xh-7mjw
- advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/43822
- advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/44017
- advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0848
- advisory http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0849
- package https://pypi.org/project/loggerhead
- patch https://bugs.launchpad.net/loggerhead/+bug/740142
- patch https://launchpad.net/loggerhead/1.18/1.18.1
- web https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66305
- web https://web.archive.org/web/20200228162139/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47032
- web http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057413.html
- web http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057479.html
- web http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/057502.html
- web http://www.osvdb.org/71279
- web http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47032