Lookup for vulnerable packages by Package URL.

GET /api/packages/937019?format=api
HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/937019?format=api",
    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@5.2-1?distro=trixie",
    "type": "deb",
    "namespace": "debian",
    "name": "pyyaml",
    "version": "5.2-1",
    "qualifiers": {
        "distro": "trixie"
    },
    "subpath": "",
    "is_vulnerable": false,
    "next_non_vulnerable_version": "5.3-2",
    "latest_non_vulnerable_version": "6.0.3-1",
    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
    "fixing_vulnerabilities": [
        {
            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/6034?format=api",
            "vulnerability_id": "VCID-tk2n-xsk7-aqb9",
            "summary": "PyYAML 5.1 through 5.1.2 has insufficient restrictions on the load and load_all functions because of a class deserialization issue, e.g., Popen is a class in the subprocess module. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-18342.",
            "references": [
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-20477.json",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2019-20477.json"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-20477",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64543",
                            "published_at": "2026-05-09T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64497",
                            "published_at": "2026-05-07T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64327",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-01T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64441",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-16T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64406",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-13T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64447",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-11T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64435",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-12T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64419",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-08T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64371",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-07T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64411",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-04T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64381",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-02T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.6445",
                            "published_at": "2026-05-05T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64477",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-29T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64479",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-26T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64466",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-24T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64445",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-21T12:55:00Z"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "0.00467",
                            "scoring_system": "epss",
                            "scoring_elements": "0.64452",
                            "published_at": "2026-04-18T12:55:00Z"
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2019-20477"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-20477",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-20477"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3pqx-4fqf-j49f",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv4",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3pqx-4fqf-j49f"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyyaml/PYSEC-2020-176.yaml",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv4",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyyaml/PYSEC-2020-176.yaml"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv4",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGES",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv4",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://github.com/yaml/pyyaml/blob/master/CHANGES"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33VBUY73AA6CTTYL3LRWHNFDULV7PFPN",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv4",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33VBUY73AA6CTTYL3LRWHNFDULV7PFPN"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33VBUY73AA6CTTYL3LRWHNFDULV7PFPN/",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/33VBUY73AA6CTTYL3LRWHNFDULV7PFPN/"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/52N5XS73Z5S4ZN7I7R56ICCPCTKCUV4H",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv4",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/52N5XS73Z5S4ZN7I7R56ICCPCTKCUV4H"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/52N5XS73Z5S4ZN7I7R56ICCPCTKCUV4H/",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/52N5XS73Z5S4ZN7I7R56ICCPCTKCUV4H/"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20477",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv4",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20477"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/download/47655",
                    "reference_id": "",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [
                        {
                            "value": "9.8",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "9.3",
                            "scoring_system": "cvssv4",
                            "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
                        },
                        {
                            "value": "CRITICAL",
                            "scoring_system": "generic_textual",
                            "scoring_elements": ""
                        }
                    ],
                    "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/download/47655"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1806005",
                    "reference_id": "1806005",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1806005"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4641",
                    "reference_id": "RHSA-2020:4641",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:4641"
                },
                {
                    "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0420",
                    "reference_id": "RHSA-2021:0420",
                    "reference_type": "",
                    "scores": [],
                    "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0420"
                }
            ],
            "fixed_packages": [
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/937019?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@5.2-1?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@5.2-1%3Fdistro=trixie"
                },
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/937015?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@5.3.1-5?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@5.3.1-5%3Fdistro=trixie"
                },
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/937013?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@6.0-3?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@6.0-3%3Fdistro=trixie"
                },
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/937017?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@6.0.2-1?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@6.0.2-1%3Fdistro=trixie"
                },
                {
                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/937016?format=api",
                    "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@6.0.3-1?distro=trixie",
                    "is_vulnerable": false,
                    "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [],
                    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@6.0.3-1%3Fdistro=trixie"
                }
            ],
            "aliases": [
                "CVE-2019-20477",
                "GHSA-3pqx-4fqf-j49f",
                "PYSEC-2020-176"
            ],
            "risk_score": 4.5,
            "exploitability": "0.5",
            "weighted_severity": "9.0",
            "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-tk2n-xsk7-aqb9"
        }
    ],
    "risk_score": null,
    "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:deb/debian/pyyaml@5.2-1%3Fdistro=trixie"
}